If the speed is reduced to 30 km / h in places where both cars and bicycles are driven, the risk of accidents is reduced by 40 percent. It shows new crash tests that Folksam has done. These are the two most common accident situations between car and bicycle that have been tested. An intersection accident where the cyclist is hit in the side of a car at 40 km / h and a road accident where the cyclist is driven from behind by a car at 70 km / h. – In general, we were a little surprised. What we could see was that the cyclist was seriously injured in these situations, despite the fact that we had chosen the best possible helmet and the best possible car, says traffic researcher Helena Stigson. Every year, 15 cyclists in Sweden die after colliding with a motor vehicle. Over 1,000 are injured and almost every fifth of them are seriously injured. See the traffic researcher tell you more about the tests in the player above.
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Crash tests show: Reduced speed can save cyclists’ lives
