http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Near Misses" Survey en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:20:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135641 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:27:23 +0000 sg37409 135641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm all for stricter liability laws. However, I think this is about marketing their product rather than campaiging, not that there's anything wrong in that. Theres no shortage of people think that cycling is only for those with a death wish.</p> <p>Stats on cycling are already widely known/published. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135610 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:54:03 +0000 Cyclingmollie 135610@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think rodm works with Cycle Law Scotland. Brenda Mitchell of CLS speaks out on cycling issues and set up the <a href="http://www.cycling-accident-compensation.co.uk/strict-liability.aspx">Road Share Campaign</a>. So I assume the survey will provide some support for their campaigning work and some marketing for their product. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135609 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:44:32 +0000 sg37409 135609@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kept a log of my commutes to record near misses / incidents etc since start of Oct. </p> <p>The following were notable incidents for me in last 2 months.<br /> Recorded 2 incidents of poor driving, 3 of good driving by cars/vans, 3 of good driving by buses (1 by shitty link!) and 1 of crap cycling.</p> <p>Hugely less than what others are noting. I dont believe I have a higher tolerance of crapness on the road than others. I do think if I was getting 3 of 4 incidents which could result in my serious injury per trip, I'd take the bus.</p> <p>Portraying cycling as some death-defying miracle is counter productive. You only need to see surveys like this to realise it.<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25176031" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25176031</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135608 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:39:07 +0000 fimm 135608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can you not got round and do it again (have not tried myself yet)? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135607 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:32:18 +0000 twq 135607@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I found the same. I thought of the 3 or 4 this week, but it only gave me the option for one! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135590 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:51:45 +0000 amir 135590@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep - I think that's the difficulty with the survey. Near misses are commonplace so it's difficult (and pointless) to focus on one incident. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135588 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:45:10 +0000 Smudge 135588@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Jeez I hope you've got plenty bandwidth/memory on your system :-/ if we logged dangerous driving which could cause serious injury but for a riders actions as a near miss (which we should), most regular commuters would be filling in three or four incidents a trip :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135578 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:00:02 +0000 Instography 135578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wouldn't call getting clipped a near miss. That's a hit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135574 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:45:59 +0000 Cyclingmollie 135574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi rodm, I think I met you when I was doing my stint on the Spokes stall at QMU. I hope things are going well. How many times can we fill in the survey? :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11781#post-135554 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:55:12 +0000 rodm 135554@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Has anyone ever had a "Near miss" on your bike? </p> <p>Help us educate all road users by further understanding how, why and where road traffic collisions can happen. </p> <p>You can find the survey at <a href="http://www.cycling-accident-compensation.co.uk/near-misses.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.cycling-accident-compensation.co.uk/near-misses.aspx</a></p> <p>All results will be published in the New Year once we have gathered enough data for the results to be representative and meaningful. </p>