Re: House arrest after killing cyclist in hit and run.

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 3/1/2025 12:53 PM, AMuzi wrote:

 
Couldn't quickly find a mileage to crash incidence number for UK but I
did come across this, for another consideration:
 
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/94780/britain-s-
most-dangerous-roads-revealed-50-per-cent-of-fatalities-occur

 
I'd be more interested in the "mileage to crash" number, i.e. the number
of crashes per mile.
 

Looking at the top 10 all look to be high traffic volume areas, it’s also
quite few years old that article which is somewhat an opinion piece really.

I'm reminded of the rather useless statement that "Most vehicle crashes
occur within five miles of home." Of course they do! That's where people
drive the most!
 
Regarding British roads, I'd be interested in Roger's comments on what
British countryside roads are like these days. We did some English and
Scottish bike touring way back in 1976, and I was comfortable with the
traffic levels on minor highways and roads. I was also fine during a
short visit in 2001 (trapped there due to flight groundings from the
9/11 attacks) when I did only a little cycling. But it's obvious traffic
will have increased.
 
What's it like these days out away from the big cities? Is the riding
still pleasant?
 
 

Plenty of nice lanes, even in Surrey which is within london in parts and
just outside of it on others.

As ever are big fast roads that aren’t wildly nice to ride on, I’m not a
fan of lot of the roads near Windsor for that reason.

Clearly traffic volumes are higher in England and in particular South East
which his highly populated place, compared to Wales, bar perhaps North
Wales Eryri / Snowdonia which is easy and has large busy roads that number
of cities can use to access, which isn’t the case for the Brecon Beacons
let alone mid wales, Scotland is more to the North Wales style.

But yes plenty of nice roads, in general roads that roadies like aren’t the
same as folks driving. Though in touristy areas can be same nice hill
everyone rides/drives up. But in that case will be busy for everyone.

Roger Merriman