Action Group Meeting - cycling deaths caused by lorries

Hi folks, pending any specific place for research-related stuff to go other than this thread, i've found a few more potentially useful bits n bobs on the research/mapping front. Below are relevant direct C&P quotes from emails.

• "The police dataset you're talking about is called STATS19 and it will have data about where collisions took place and on vehicles involved. In terms of other factors, it may not always be very reliable or comprehensive. Also as you know there are issues about how complete the dataset is (I seem to remember a recent BMJ paper showing that the police figures had got less reliable over time - i.e. under-reporting to a greater extent - compared to hospital records)."

• "There is a 'Society and Cycling' email list for academics researching the sociology of cycling."

• " Tessa Anderson did her PhD on road collisions at UCL a few years ago. Not sure if it contains anything about bike collisions but it may have some context that would be useful - see http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/publications/workingPaperDetail.asp?ID=96

• " My first option would be Transport for London's Road Safety Unit (Chris Lines, Head). Here is the link http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/roadsandpublicspaces/2840.aspx
  Approximately 50% of road crashes involving bikes in the UK are not reported. My second option would be hospitals (lengthy and costly but effective). They are way far more reliable than the police reports." (NB. i have an article that covers the use of hospital reports for these sorts of issues)

• " Bus companies will keep records of accidents, as they tend to penalize drivers using what is called a 'Safety Committee'. It might take a Freedom of Information request, but they should make the records available."

• "contact the Highways Dept in each London borough direct - they'll have stats i expect".

• "Map of cycle collisions in the uk: [SIZE=2]http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/uk-cycling-accidents/

-[/SIZE] "This is for New York...so I know not the data you are looking for, but this might be a way in?? Here are stats: http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/blueprint/chapter17/ and map: http://www.nycbikemaps.com/spokes/transportation-alternatives-crash-stat-map/

The organization that put the map together did it through surveys, I believe...if you contact them (transalt.org) they might have some ideas."

• "I would suggest taking photos of troublesome junctions as well"
  
  

I'll post up more leads when i get them...