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Old 18th Dec 2007, 11:09
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christep
 
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N1 Vibes sounds like the sort of person who isn't open to rational analysis of data, but for anyone else who might be, some data for 2006. Personally I don't see much in this that supports the assertion that Hong Kong is a more dangerous place for motorcyclists than London, bearing in mind that the population of HK is between 50 and 70% of that of London, depending on how you measure London):

Total number of people killed/seriously injured in traffic accidents in HK: 144/2508
Total number of people killed/seriously injured in traffic accidents in London: 231/3715

No of motorcyclists killed/seriously injured in HK: 10/403
No of motorcyclists killed/seriously injured in London: 43/805

Ratios:
In Hong Kong motorcyclists are around 6% of road traffic (measured by number of licensed vehicles) but about 19% of KSIs
In London motorcyclists are 2.8% of road traffic (by vehicle-kilometres, 2005 data) but 22% of KSIs (2001 data)

(So even if motorcycles in HK did half as much mileage as the average for all vehicles, they would be a relatively safer mode of transport in HK than in London)

Sources: http://www.td.gov.hk/road_safety/roa...2006/index.htm
http://www.td.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/...sus%202006.pdf
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...afety-Plan.pdf (2001)
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...e_March_07.pdf
http://www.td.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/...02/atc2006.zip
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