Ian wrote:
According to dft_transstats_031373, 214 pedestrians were hit by cyclists, 38
were seriously injured and 4 killed. I don't suppose that those injured and
the relatives of those killed by cyclists think that dangerous cycling is as
trivial as the police obviously now do.

Except that, something like 214 (from memory, around 150) pedestrians
were *killed*, on the pavement, by motor vehicles in the same year.
Plus many more on the road.

And 4 killed by cyclists is unusually high. It's usually about 1.

Luckily the police have a slightly better idea of who poses the
biggest risk to others than you do.

Colin McKenzie