Talbot, Rachel Reed, Steve Christie, Nicola Barnes, Jo Thomas, Pete Fatal and serious collisions involving pedal cyclists and trucks in London between 2007 and 2011 <p><b>Objective</b>: Increased numbers of people riding pedal cycles have led to a greater focus on pedal cycle safety. The aim of this article is to explore factors that are associated with fatal and a small number of serious-injury pedal cyclist crashes involving trucks that occurred in London between 2007 and 2011.</p> <p><b>Methods</b>: Data were collected from police collision files for 53 crashes, 27 of which involved a truck (≥3.5 tonnes) and a pedal cycle. A systematic case review approach was used to identify the infrastructure, vehicle road user, and management factors that contributed to these crashes and injuries and how these factors interacted.</p> <p><b>Results</b>: Trucks turning left conflicting with pedal cyclists traveling straight ahead was a common crash scenario. Key contributory factors identified included the pedal cyclists not being visible to the truck drivers, road narrowing, and inappropriate positioning of pedal cyclists.</p> <p><b>Conclusions</b>: Crashes involving trucks and pedal cyclists are complex events that are caused by multiple interacting factors; therefore, multiple measures are required to prevent them from occurring.</p> Cyclist;trucks;crash;contributory factors;road safety;fatality 2017-05-08
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