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Cycle Safety has always been a concern of parents of young children, but it's only lately people have become wise to the risks of serious injury or even death as a cyclist on Britains roads. So how many cyclists have been killed on Britain's roads? Since 2001, 1,271 cyclists have died on British roads. That doesn't count serious injuries! To put it into perspective, 576 soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. While 576 is too many deaths in any situation, you would expect a war zone to provide more fatalities...
Well no amount of plastic and light sensor stuck to to your helmet or bike will protect you in the event of an accident, but it can help you ascertain who's fault the accident was. If you're a good cyclist, you will obey traffic lights, avoid riding on the side-walk and cycle with all due care and attention. Nevertheless, sometimes you just can't avoid idiots with crap visual perception driving cars. Cyclists aren't as easy to spot as cars and so it's up to us to make as big of an impact as possible. If the light...
Bike enthusiast working in the British cycle trade
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