Here are four views of the Bicycle Accident Poll, based on 100 replies.
| Poll Total 100 Responses |
All Votes |
Women ONLY (14) |
Had One Surgery (20) |
More Than One Surgery (16) |
|
| Age Group |
|
| Uner 30 |
3% |
|
5% |
|
|
| 31-55 |
50% |
72% |
40% |
40% |
| 56+ |
47% |
28% |
55% |
60% |
| Sex |
|
| Male |
86% |
|
5% |
35% |
|
| Female |
14% |
100% |
95% |
65% |
|
| Type of Cycling Accident |
36% of all polled had surgery
43% of women had surgery |
|
One accident with a break or fracture that did NOT require surgery |
|
45% |
43% |
|
|
|
| One accident with a break or fracture that DID require surgery |
20% |
14% |
100% |
|
| |
More that one accident with a break or fracture that did NOT require surgery. |
|
19% |
14% |
|
|
| More that one accident with a break or fracture where one or more breaks DID require surgery. |
16% |
29% |
|
100% |
| Feeling About Riding Again |
To be fair, most people who have stopped riding altogether probably did not see this survey.
Interesting to note, however, that more of the people who only had ONE surgery (15% compared to 0%), took time off from riding or took a long hard look at what to do. |
| At this point, do not plan to ride again. |
1% |
|
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|
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| Had to seriously think about, or am currently thinking about riding again. I either did eventually ride again or plan to in the foreseeable future |
6% |
14% |
10% |
|
|
I took a significant amount of time off (part of a season, all of season, more than one season), but eventually got back into riding |
|
5% |
|
5% |
|
| I always planned to get back on my bicycle as soon as I could, and I did. |
83% |
72% |
85% |
91% |
| None of the above or have not yet decided. |
5% |
14% |
|
9% |
| Regarding fault of causing the accident: |
|
| |
None of the above accidents was my fault or due to my bicycle. |
|
30% |
28% |
30% |
39% |
|
| One or more of the above accidents was at least partially my fault. |
40% |
43% |
20% |
54% |
| One or more of the above accidents was primarily or completely my fault. |
30% |
29% |
50% |
7% |
| Since the accident how do you ride (or plan to ride) compared to how you rode before the accident? Multiple entries are okay. |
Percentages here can be over 100 because mulitple selections were allowed. |
|
|
18% |
36% |
10% |
25% |
|
| I ride alone or in much smaller groups. |
11% |
36% |
10% |
33% |
| |
I ride with groups but position myself to always have a lot of space between other riders. |
|
12% |
21% |
10% |
7% |
| |
I ride with groups, but only in the back and/or in the front |
|
4% |
14% |
5% |
18% |
| My riding habits have not changed. |
42% |
14% |
65% |
40% |
| There are also things not mentioned above. |
40% |
43% |
40% |
40% |
| How long have you been riding on a regular basis? |
|
| 0-5 years |
10% |
|
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|
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| 6-10 years |
22% |
72% |
30% |
15% |
| 11-20 years |
33% |
28% |
40% |
50% |
| 21 or more years |
35% |
|
30% |
35% |
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