Women's Safety in Traffic

Bloody good question. What if you just hit them with the truth and sod the consequences? It's a (sad) fact that statistically women are more at risk of injury or death on a bicycle than men.

Women are statistically safer riders than men. They are less involved in collisions and have a lower risk of injury. The only area where they come to statistical prominence is in left hooks with lorries. Why this is the case is unexplained. Don't believe the urban myth that it's because they're more likely to obey red lights. No factor has been shown to be at play conclusively.

I can dig out figures if people are interested, but on this one we have to wait to know more.

Of course you see women doing stupid things in traffic, but then you see far more men doing stupid things in traffic. This country hasn't really cycled for 40-50 years and there's a huge training backlog which we're only just beginning to address. By all appearances, women are making more use of this offer than men.