Accident Prevention Case Studies These Kinds of Accidents Happen
Statistics of bicycle accidents
The percentage of bicycle accidents to the number of traffic accidents continues to remain at a high level.
In 2020, 67,673 bicycle accidents occurred, which account for 17.8% of all traffic accidents, and the percentage continues to remain around 20% (Figure 1). Of the deaths and injuries of bicycle riders, 27.1% involve ages under 20, and 20.8% are elderly people, making these two age groups account for almost half of such accidents.
Case study on bicycle accidents
Case１ Crossing an intersection while Travelling on the Roadway.
When riding a bicycle on a roadway, what kind of danger do you think is lurking at crossing an intersection?
Imagine yourself on a bicycle crossing at an intersection with a traffic light. The car in front of you is attempting to turn right, while the one behind you is trying to turn left, and there is a pedestrian crossing the intersection.
The car coming toward you suddenly turns right,
The car coming toward you suddenly turns right, and you collide with it as you move into the intersection.
A large vehicle ahead of you turns left and you get caught up in the turn!
You become involved in the accident because the large vehicle cannot see you in its mirrors; in other words, you are in its “blind spot.” When the vehicle turns, its rear wheels travel more into the inner part of the intersection than its front wheels.
You try to avoid a car turning left, but instead collide with the car coming from behind you.
The car in front turns left, but notices a pedestrian in the crosswalk and suddenly stops. When you try to go around the car, you collide with the car behind you which has suddenly changed lanes to the middle of the roadway.
- ● When pedestrians are in close proximity, leave sufficient space between you and them and slow down so that you can stop suddenly if necessary.
- ● When an oncoming vehicle approaches you attempting to turn right, it is important to make it aware of your presence by making eye contact, raising your hand, or by other means.
- ● To avoid becoming caught up in a vehicle turning left ahead of you, always leave a sufficient amount of safety distance.
Case２ When you are trabelling on the roadway and there is a parked vehicle up ahead.
When you are riding a bicycle on a roadway, and a car is parked there, what kind of danger do you think is lurking?
As you ride your bicycle on the roadway, there is a truck parked right in front of you, and a car parked in the roadway on the opposite side.
You collide head on into the oncoming car!
You collide with the car coming toward you which is attempting to avoid the car parked on its side of the road.
The door of the vehicle you are trying to pass suddenly opens!
You collide into the door of the parked truck when it suddenly opens.
You collide into the car coming from behind!
Both of you try to go around a large vehicle, but you collide into the car coming from behind which is attempting to go around the same truck also.
- First, stop and check in right and left and front and rear.
- When it is difficult for you to pass a large truck on the right side, move onto the sidewalk. (Watch out for pedestrians.)
- Be sure to leave plenty of space between you and the car so that if a door suddenly opens, it won’t hit you.
- If there is a vehicle behind you, wait until it passes.