Cycling injuries fell during lockdown as fewer cars on the road

Study findings supports the suggestion that segregation of road users and improved cycling infrastructure could potentially result in a morbidity and mortality reduction.

The lockdown associated with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic meant fewer cars on the road - and fewer injuries to cyclists that led to them attending Emergency Departments.

The finding has been made by researchers who analysed the pattern on cycling attendances at EDs during the first lockdown last year.