Women's Safety in Traffic

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.

Ah, interesting, urban myths are powerful things. I was running a temp of 39.6 (103 in old money) yesterday and frankly am surprised I wasn't just replying with cheesecake recipes.