私の地域の地元の新聞では、交通の流れに逆らって自転車を走らせることについて、継続的な議論が行われています。最近の事件では、サイクリストが後ろから殴られ、後に彼の怪我で死亡したことから、別の地元の人が自転車で対向車線を走ることを求めた手紙を出していました。それは言われている、これまでの議論はほとんど完全に法律が言うことに焦点を当てている、といくつかの人々を説得するのに十分ではありません逸話的な証拠、。誰か、交通機関と反対側に乗った場合の安全性に関する実際のデータを示す科学的研究の参考資料を持っている人はいますか？理由の説明も歓迎しますが、参考文献やデータも含めてください。私は、交通量の多いサイクリングはeveryoneにとってより安全であることを示す回答の中で引用できるいくつかの情報源が欲しいです。

There has been an ongoing debate in my area’s local newspaper, regarding biking with vs. against the flow of traffic. A recent incident in which a cyclist was hit from behind, and later died of his injuries, prompted a letter in which another local called for cyclists to bike opposing traffic, so that they could more easily see oncoming traffic and avoid it if a crash was imminent.

Experience, the law, and common sense all say that this is wrong — one would think that everyone knows you should ride with traffic because vehicular cycling is safer. That being said, the debate so far has been almost entirely focused on what the law says, and anecdotal evidence, which isn’t enough to convince some people. Does anybody have any references to scientific studies showing actual data on the safety of riding with vs. against traffic? Explanations of why are welcome too, but please include some references or data. I’d like some sources that I can cite in a response showing that cycling with traffic is safer for everyone.