Profile of a cycling casualty in Surrey

This page describes some ’typical’ or ‘average’ characteristics of a person injured whilst cycling.

38 years old

38 is the mean average age but there is a relatively even spread from teenagers to mid-50’s.

Male

Most casualties are male.

Surrey resident

78% of people injured whilst cycling in Surrey also live here.

Injured in a built-up area

81% of casualties are in a more built-up area of Surrey.

Riding on a weekday

71% of casualties are injured on a weekday. There is a peak at commuting times, the journey purpose information suggests about 1 in 5 casualties are riding to or from work, although that is an approximation.

Riding in daylight in fine weather

69.3% of cyclist casualties occurred in daylight and fine weather with no high wind. The peak month is generally May, June or July.

Injured by being in collision with a motor vehicle

Collisions involving a motor vehicle comprise 80% of cyclist casualties and most of those are a single car being in collision with a single cycle.

Riding on a road with a 30mph speed limit

74% of cyclist casualties are on roads with a 30mph speed limit. There is mix of road classes and junction types.

Riding straight ahead

Around 73% of cyclist casualties were ‘going ahead’, rather than turning, setting off or slowing.