newbiker90 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 It says in the UK motorbikers make up 1% of road users but we made up 20% of deaths on the road in 2016, but 40k people driving cages died in 2016 where as 319 motorbikers died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SometimesSansEngine Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 "It says" - where?That would be a good place to start when trying to understand what a statistic says and how it was calculated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Those figures are way off (except motorcyclist figure)... 1792 total road deaths in 2016 (UK) from Department of transport.816 cars, 448 pedestrians, 319 motorcycles, 102 cyclists, 107 other.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiG6IutnKrfAhUJDuwKHSiiCxsQFjABegQIDxAF&usg=AOvVaw03kbHIs2scfd8GxS42-KIxThink there would be uproar if 40k people died on the roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianco2564 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Quite often statistics quote killed and seriously injured together maybe that's what you saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiker90 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 ''According to its estimates, 40,200 people died in accidents involving motor vehicles in 2016, a 6 percent rise from the year before. If the estimates are confirmed, it will be the first time since 2007 that more than 40,000 people have died in motor vehicle accidents in a single year.''Then guess what, even though I selected UK at the bottom it says US statistics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiker90 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Those figures are way off (except motorcyclist figure)... 1792 total road deaths in 2016 (UK) from Department of transport.816 cars, 448 pedestrians, 319 motorcycles, 102 cyclists, 107 other.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiG6IutnKrfAhUJDuwKHSiiCxsQFjABegQIDxAF&usg=AOvVaw03kbHIs2scfd8GxS42-KIxThink there would be uproar if 40k people died on the roads Alright I will just tell my girlfriend, and close family members that it is more dangerous for me to walk to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Those figures are way off (except motorcyclist figure)... 1792 total road deaths in 2016 (UK) from Department of transport.816 cars, 448 pedestrians, 319 motorcycles, 102 cyclists, 107 other.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiG6IutnKrfAhUJDuwKHSiiCxsQFjABegQIDxAF&usg=AOvVaw03kbHIs2scfd8GxS42-KIxThink there would be uproar if 40k people died on the roads Alright I will just tell my girlfriend, and close family members that it is more dangerous for me to walk to work That is scarily accurate At least on a bike you are dressed (hopefully) to protect yourself. Wouldn't fancy walking to work in full leathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiker90 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Those figures are way off (except motorcyclist figure)... 1792 total road deaths in 2016 (UK) from Department of transport.816 cars, 448 pedestrians, 319 motorcycles, 102 cyclists, 107 other.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiG6IutnKrfAhUJDuwKHSiiCxsQFjABegQIDxAF&usg=AOvVaw03kbHIs2scfd8GxS42-KIxThink there would be uproar if 40k people died on the roads Alright I will just tell my girlfriend, and close family members that it is more dangerous for me to walk to work That is scarily accurate At least on a bike you are dressed (hopefully) to protect yourself. Wouldn't fancy walking to work in full leathers. Haha...dunno mate, my minds like a yo-yo keep deciding for a bike with my HEART but against a bike with my HEAD, main concern is safety and winter riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofferz Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Those figures are way off (except motorcyclist figure)... 1792 total road deaths in 2016 (UK) from Department of transport.816 cars, 448 pedestrians, 319 motorcycles, 102 cyclists, 107 other.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648081/rrcgb2016-01.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiG6IutnKrfAhUJDuwKHSiiCxsQFjABegQIDxAF&usg=AOvVaw03kbHIs2scfd8GxS42-KIxThink there would be uproar if 40k people died on the roads Alright I will just tell my girlfriend, and close family members that it is more dangerous for me to walk to work Ha! Stats are wonderful. This one takes a bit of arguing, but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 lies, damn lies and statistics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 And idiots who interpret them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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