Have you been hurt in a bike accident? Tell us about it. A trauma study in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found that bike accidents resulted in nearly 1000 people sent to hospital around the North Island between 2012-2016. This data from DHBs showed that around 60 per cent of major trauma happened on the road. It appears its a case of putting the cart before the horse. Patrick Morgan of the cycling lobby group Cycling Action Network answers if the heavy promotion of cycling has been put ahead of safety campaigns.
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