Active travel means making journeys by physically active means, like walking or cycling. Given active travel is a devolved policy area, this briefing relates primarily to active travel policies in England.
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Road cycling: statistics (130 KB, PDF)
This note summarises statistics on road cyclists. It focuses particularly on reported cyclist casualties on the roads of Great Britain.
In Great Britain, in 2011:
• 3.1 billion vehicle miles were travelled on pedal cycles, 1% of all vehicle miles taken on the roads
• Males travelled further, on average, on bicycle (79 miles per person) than females (20 miles per person)
• 107 cyclists were killed on the roads; the second lowest number in the last 62 years
• 3,085 cyclists were seriously injured on the roads; 17% more than at the start of this century
• Over four-fifths of cyclists killed or seriously injured were male
Documents to download
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Road cycling: statistics (130 KB, PDF)
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