Factors affecting bicycle fatal and serious injury crashes in Victoria, Australia

Bicyclists are among vulnerable road users, so the bicyclists’ safety on the road network has been one of the main concerns of researchers and authorities in the last decade. Each year, an average of 35 cyclists are killed and over 2500 cyclists are seriously injured in Australia. Between 2011 and 2013, in Australia, 120 fatalities were cyclists. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the bicyclists’ serious casualty problem in order to reduce...