I had the joy of entering the traffic statistics (again) this week, after being hit by a car on my #mdRzA commute home. Left me with a concussion, scrapes and bruises, cracked teeth, and an overnight hospital stay. Maybe worst of all, my beloved #StevensBikes Vapor was damaged beyond repair. Thank goodness for the #adfc_hamburg

This is after 5 years #mdRzA in #FahrradstadtHamburg with countless scary moments but no other serious "accidents".

It all leaves me with a question of how often I should expect to deal with something like this, given my weekly distance, city, etc. Does anyone know where I can find statistics for this?

#frostpendeln #fedibikes #Autokorektur #autogewalt #cycling #VisionZero #LivableCities

@BioGeoBryce
Hope you get well soon.

If you are looking for statistics on the number of fatalities per 1000 bicycle kilometers, I don't know any.

On the other hand there's a project to visualize the amount of these close calls: an #openbikesensor can measure the distance between you and the passing cars.
There are heatmaps for Hamburg that show you the most dangerous roads…

As long as you and no one else got injured, everything else can be fixed.
@baureo that’s the problem, I was injured. And even though the car driver was 100% responsible, they were never in any danger of being hurt.
@BioGeoBryce 👍​ dass du überlebt hast! Danke für's teilen und weiterhin Radfahren!