How often do you crash?

[drossall]

A more important factor is probably miles ridden, i.e. crashes per mile.

There again, in terms of protective equipment, crashes per year is significant. If say we could prove that the average crash rate was once per 10,000 miles (which I doubt, it may well be more miles than that), and you rode 100 miles a year, you'd be pretty safe...

[cycle tramp]

A more important factor is probably miles ridden, i.e. crashes per mile.

There again, in terms of protective equipment, crashes per year is significant. If say we could prove that the average crash rate was once per 10,000 miles (which I doubt, it may well be more miles than that), and you rode 100 miles a year, you'd be pretty safe...

I'm going for 'conditions in which you cycle'..

Bike Rider; Mr Arthur Lycra-Bumme lives at the end of to a very fine traffic free cycle way which extends 20 miles in one direction. He cycles it 3 times a week, but only in good weather and in daylight hours only, total mileage for the year is 120 per week x 48 weeks

Bike Rider; Ms Fecility Mountsaddle works as nurse and travel the journey of 4 miles to work and back again in all weathers including ice, strong winds and torrential rain, there is no cycleway and she has to navigate 2 roundabouts and four light controlled junctions.... her shift pattern often means that 50% of the journeys are done in the dark 20 miles per week x48 weeks..

...which one is most likely to experience a crash?

[Cowsham]

I'm going for 'conditions in which you cycle'..

Bike Rider; Mr Arthur Lycra-Bumme lives at the end of to a very fine traffic free cycle way which extends 20 miles in one direction. He cycles it 3 times a week, but only in good weather and in daylight hours only, total mileage for the year is 120 per week x 48 weeks

Bike Rider; Ms Fecility Mountsaddle works as nurse and travel the journey of 4 miles to work and back again in all weathers including ice, strong winds and torrential rain, there is no cycleway and she has to navigate 2 roundabouts and four light controlled junctions.... her shift pattern often means that 50% of the journeys are done in the dark 20 miles per week x48 weeks..

...which one is most likely to experience a crash?

I don't think it's Nurse Mountsaddle cos I think she's looked after me in hospital after one of my crashes

[drossall]

I'm going for 'conditions in which you cycle'..

Yes, answers to the original question wouldn't really mean much without both our points. How many crashes per ten thousand miles, and in what conditions?

[Mike Sales]

The other day, on my morning promenade to the paper shop, I was careless enough to put my crutch down a drainage grating. It was good to find that there were half a dozen people ready to help, including a couple of drivers, before I had even collected myself enough to think of getting up.
I did not hit my head as I managed to catch myself on one hand. My wrist still hurts and I suppose that it is sprained.
I like this village in spite of the flags which have appeared on some lamp posts.