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Cycling
The global bicycle industry, including bicycles, parts and accessories,
is estimated to have total retail sales in excess of $20 billion.
The bicycle manufacturing segment of the industry produces
approximately 100 million units per annum. (Source: Derby
Cycle Corporation annual accounts, April 2001.) Over 100
million bicycles are manufactured each year (source:
www.earth-policy.org). A good (but not definitive) source
of comparison on cycle use is between the Office of National
Statistics' (ONS) 'general household survey' methodology
(that up until recently showed 67% of 10-year-olds, 42%
14-year-olds and up to 16% of adults include cycling in their
activities) and the DfT National Travel survey that finds cycling
represents no more than 2% of trips.

Cycling Accidents
“Most cycling accidents happen in urban areas where most
cycling takes place . 75% of accidents happen at, or near, a road
junction (Source RoSPA) where cycles need to be viewed from the side, with
T-junctions being the most commonly involved. Roundabouts are particularly dangerous
junctions for cyclists.” Cyclist fatalities occurred more frequently in urban areas (66%), at nonintersection locations (67%), between the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. (30%), and during the months of June, July, and August (36%). (NHTSA, 2004) Many deaths occur at night. In 1999, 39% of deaths on bicycles in the USA occurred between 6 p.m. and midnight. (source: USA Today, online edition, 10-22-01, attributed to the Insurance Institute for highway safety. Most deaths on major roads. Fifty-seven percent of bicycle deaths in 1999 occurred on major roads, and 37 percent occurred on local roads. (source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety).

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