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It concluded nothing of the kind, and since it was never published it's not possible to say why the beeb said that. The TFL report said:
“Women may be over-represented in (collisions with goods vehicles) because they are less likely than men to disobey red lights.”
From such a small data set it is not possible, or helpful, to claim that firm conclusions can be made.
spindrift
"In 2007, an internal report for Transport for London concluded women cyclists are far more likely to be killed by lorries because, unlike men, they tend to obey red lights and wait at junctions in the driver's blind spot." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8296971.stm
very interesting about the height