Originally Posted by
genec
There is a consistent bias... cyclists don't report all collisions, and even when they do, unless hospitalization is required, or the property damage is high enough, a report may or may not have ever been written.
Of the three collisions I have been in that totaled my bikes, only one is on record with the police... I am walking proof of the statistical anomaly.
As I wrote, it is well known that many car-bike collisions are not reported to the police. However, that does not demonstrate that the statistics, such as Cross's, derived from police reports are biased. That would be correct only if the bias consistently overreported or underreported particular types of car-bike collision, for which there is no evidence.