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The Near Miss Project, http://nearmiss.bike/
Rachel Aldred, Emily Brooke, Kat Jungnickel, Joel Porter, Jack Thurston
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For 2 weeks from 20th October, cyclists in the UK are asked to record any incidents they experience during one day's cycling. This will include information about what happened during the incident, who was involved, what the outcome was, and the emotional impacts of the incident.
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One to flag up via the Women's Cycle Forum as well, if not already?
Done, thanks! Annoyingly I won't be back on my bike till after the research period ends so won't be able to add any near misses of my own
More results:
Why cycling in the UK is so scary
Female cyclists bear the brunt of bad driving and harassment
Interesting stories. Would be nice to think they might get sent to the right people..
Interestingly, I experience the right turn underhook described by Stickman etc fairly frequently at different junctions. I wonder if it is because I am female and therefore "slow"?
There was a thread on this subject a few years ago in which I describe the aggression I get when riding my folder.
I am a little concerned about the way this is report. The study is based on personal experiences, which are inevitably based on perception.
In the Guardian, it says
"Female cyclists are almost twice as likely as their male counterparts to be subjected to harassment or bad driving, according to a study that describes such frightening events as an everyday experience for most UK cyclists."
I don't think that this can be concluded directly. Below it says:
"On average, women reported about 0.42 “near miss” or harassment incidents per mile, compared with 0.24 per mile for men."
One might think that there might different levels of reporting, sensitivity or perception between different types of people, including between sexes.
However the overall levels of reporting are high and bring home the message that it's not just about how safe routes are in terms of casualties stats but how safe they are perceived to be. And the detrimental effect of poor driving on cycle commuting.
I see http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/jun/11/why-cycling-in-the-uk-is-so-scary does deal with this better, perhaps because it was written by the study author.
I particularly like
"Such a road environment makes it unlikely the current low level of cycling in the UK – about 1% to 2% of all trips – will increase significantly, despite government efforts, Aldred said. Other studies showed many new riders are soon scared away. “There’s a load of people who take it up but stop. These near-miss experiences must be part of that,” she said."
I wish the politicians understood that
The results of the 2016 survey have been published:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856416303639
"Highlights
The paper reports on a diary study of 1500 UK cyclists, which found ‘very scary’ incidents happen weekly.
Different types of near miss are associated with different levels of injury risk, fear, and annoyance.
Cyclists believed that while most near misses could be prevented, usually this was not within their control.
Sharing with motor vehicles, especially large vehicles, seems problematic, with a ‘might is right’ road culture described.
Segregated infrastructure, alongside interventions targeted at road culture and driver behaviour, is recommended.
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