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Studies have shown that Cardiff is the most dangerous place in the UK to ride a bike! Alarmingly, one in five welsh bike riding accidents occur in their Capital, according to statistics compiled between 1999 and 2008. During that time just under 1000 riders were injured in a fall from their bike in the City of Cardiff, and there were almost 5000 accidents recorded for the entirety of Wales recorded over the same period of time. In actual fact, Cardiff was the lowest ranked area of Wales out of 22 local authority areas for injuries. Cardiff has an injury rate of 30 injuries per 200,000 people every year which is double the amount of the next largest city in Wales, Swansea.

Thankfully, not all was doom and gloom following the results of the study. Despite the results of the study appearing to be quite negative, accidents and injuries have actually decreased in all areas of Wales. In fact, since 1979 there has been a sixty percent reduction in accidents and injuries suffered by people on bikes. Unfortunately, though, there were still fifty three deaths reported throughout Wales in this period.

The statistics also show that men are the more likely sex to be involved in an accident whilst cycling. It appears that eighty six percent of all bike accidents across Wales happened to me which is a disproportionately high figure, but this could be explained away by the possibility of more men cycling in the area on a regular basis.

If you have been unfortunate enough to have been involved in a similar type of accident in England or Wales then you really need to contact a good solicitor and take advice about making a compensation claim. No one will do this for you and you need to seek legal advice to find out just how much you could claim.

This is a guest post by John, a personal injury Lawyer

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