Rhianon Norton from the Shepparton Cycling Club spoke at a Victorian parliamentary hearing in Shepparton and warned of the dangers bike users face each time they go riding.
A cyclist has been seriously injured less than a week after issuing a grim warning to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into road safety that highlighted the extreme risks cyclists face on Australian roads.
Brett Lancaster, a former professional cyclist, Olympic gold medallist, and fellow member of the Shepparton Cycling Club, said he was shocked when he heard about Ms Norton's crash."It has been a really tough time for the cycling community and anyone that has known her."Mr Lancaster has raced and ridden on roads across the globe and competed in cycling's biggest events, including the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
Data from the TAC shows the number of cyclists it recorded requiring hospitalisation last year was at the lowest level in more than a decade.According to the Transport Accident Commission , a person riding a bike is 34 times more likely than vehicle occupants to be seriously injured in a crash. Ms Cockfield said the number of serious injuries was also going down, with the TAC recording 349 claims of cyclists involving hospitalisation last year – the lowest annual mark since 2011.
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