A recent RAA report has revealed the most dangerous suburbs and roads for cyclists in South Australia based on 2011 to 2015 data.
According to the report, cyclists are more likely to be involved in a casualty crash in Adelaide and Norwood, and on Anzac Highway and Military Road.
Adelaide was described as “by far the worst area” with cyclists more likely to be involved in a crash in the city than anywhere else in the state, said Charles Mountain, RAA senior manager road safety.
“In a five year period, there were 296 casualty crashes involving cyclists in Adelaide. On Rundle Street alone, cyclists were involved in almost half (45%) of all crashes that occurred and, in most cases, were not at fault,” said Mountain.
Named second most dangerous suburb was Norwood, which saw 70 casualty crashes involving cyclists between 2011 and 2015.
“The Parade in particular is one for cyclists to watch out for, as 32% of all casualty crashes recorded on this road involved cyclists,” said Mountain.
Also posting a high number of casualty crashes involving cyclists were North Adelaide, 51; Unley, 50; and Glenelg, 45.
Meanwhile, specific roads tagged by the RAA report as danger zones were Anzac Highway, Military Road, and Jetty Road. Also making it into the top five dangerous roads for cyclists were Unley Road and Pulteney Street.
“Between 2011 and 2015, there were 75 casualty crashes on Anzac Highway that involved cyclists and nine of these resulted in serious injury,” said Mountain.
“Sixty two casualty crashes involving cyclists occurred on Military Road, making up 44% of all casualty crashes on that road.”
RAA said cyclists get into an average of 565 casualty crashes per year, 12% of which are serious or fatal.
“Looking at the report, we can see that most of the crashes occurred at intersections across popular cycling routes and were deemed not to be the fault of the cyclists,” said Mountain.
“Both motorists and cyclists need to be extra cautious in certain suburbs and on particular roads, particularly during peak times. At some locations, such as Jetty Road and Military Road, the busiest times are on weekends.
“Motorists and cyclists need to watch out for each other, particularly at intersections and when turning. Motorists should also be checking for cyclists before opening their doors.”
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