Old buggers on 2 wheels

[paul33]

From the ABC news site .... so it must be true ??? I am also in this age group now I will have to slow down to just 40Km/h damn
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... ion=justin

More middle-aged men crashing bikes more often

Posted 2 hours 20 minutes ago

There has been a significant rise in the number of middle-aged men critically injured in bicycle and motorcycle accidents.

The Institute of Health and Welfare has looked at how many drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians were seriously injured in road accidents between 2000 and 2008.

It found the number of men between 45 and 64 with life-threatening injuries increased by 50 per cent, with motorbike riders and cyclists accounting for the largest increase in injuries.

Researcher Geoff Henley says researchers believe the increase is down to increasing numbers of men in the age group riding bikes and motorcycles.

But he says younger people still have the highest injury rate overall.

"We found for both males and females around the 15-24 years age group the rates are highest among these groups in terms of life-threatening injuries," he said.

While the number of road deaths fell during the eight-year period, injuries increased by almost 2 per cent every year, from 26,700 to 32,500.

More than a quarter of the injuries were life-threatening.

[paul33]

Colinoldcranky, this must just prove unicycles are safer as they dont get mentioned

[Baalzamon]

I wonder if this has to do more with more older people buying bikes & motorbikes hence numbers are up. After all bikes have been outselling cars for the past few years so someone has to be buying them.

[rambler1au]

The only thing that is dangeous when Im riding is all the little hoties jogging in short short pants and loose tshirts around the foreshore on a saturday and sunday morning.

No wonder us oldies are having heart attacks or falling off the bikes

[Comedian]

So, all the oldies that can't ride - we're saying they should get back in a car where their lack of co-ordination won't do any harm?

[gtfpv cycler]

well relating statistics between motor bikes and cycles . is like trying to compare a pineapple with a grape .
i would say the accidents would be in direct relationship with increased numbers , over age related control.
i must add further here . i would also say cars running into bikes , would have a similar statistic weather the age of the cyclists was 25 or 50 .

[Aushiker]

well relating statistics between motor bikes and cycles . is like trying to compare a pineapple with a grape .

Hi

I don't believe the study does this nor for that matter the ABC .... To quote the press release ...

Over one-quarter (28%) of those seriously injured due to a road crash sustained life- threatening injuries over the 8-year period from 2000–01 to 2007–08.

For males, those aged 15–24 years had the highest age-specific rates, while for females, those aged 15–24 years and those aged 65 years and over had the highest age-specific rates.

Drivers of motor vehicles, motor cyclists and pedal cyclists all recorded significant increases in age-standardised rates of life-threatening injury over this period.

Motorcyclists recorded an average annual rate of increase of 7.4% (CI: 6.5% to 8.3%). For males in all age groups except aged 0–4 years, there were significant increases in age-specific rates over the 8-year period. The largest increases in rates were recorded in the 45–64 years and 65 years and over age groups which recorded average annual increases of 15.5% (CI: 13.3% to 17.6%) and 12.7% (CI: 7.1% to 18.5%) respectively. For female motorcyclists there were significant increases for those aged 25–44 years and 45–64 years.

Pedal cyclists recorded an average annual rate of increase of 7.5% (CI: 6.2% to 8.7%). For both males and females in age groups 25–44 years, 45–64 years and 65 years and over, there were significant increases in age-specific rates over the 8-year period. The largest rate increase for males was recorded for those aged 45–64 years with an average annual increase of 15.1% (CI: 12.3% to 18.0%), while for females the largest rate increase was recorded for those 65 years and over with an average annual increase of 12.2% (CI: 1.0% to 24.6%).

For males aged 45–64 years, the combined total of high threat to life injuries due to motorcycle and pedal cycle road traffic crashes as a percentage of all high threat to life injuries due to road traffic crashes rose from almost 30% in 2000–01 to 50% in 2007–08.

Persons living in remote areas recorded the highest rate of increase with an average annual rate of increase of 6.1% (CI: 3.3% to 9.0%), while persons living in major cities and outer regional areas recorded smaller, but significant average annual rates of increase.

Andrew

[Mulger bill]

G'Day WA.
Duplicate thread, the main one is in safety. Have a look HERE

I'll lock this one...