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Tom Anderson · October 4th 06, 08:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:

Firstly, what, if any, effect has the charge had on safety? Are there
fewer road casualties in central London now? More? Have they been
displaced? Anyone know of any data?

Motorcycle and bicycle casualties are down while numbers are up.

Ah, good!

It's not obvious whether it's the increased numbers (making them more
visible and noticed) or the reduced number of cars that has caused this.

Good point. I'm not sure how you could figure that out; presumably, the
spike in cycling after the 7/7 bombings, which i assume was not associated
with a drop in driving, could be analysed to see if it led to reduced
casualties, which would at least give a hint.

tom

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