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In 2020, over a quarter of the total number of bicycle kilometres were cycled on pedelecs; particularly the over-65s opt for pedelecs. This is also borne out by the crash figures: in 2019 and 2020, almost one in three of the cyclist fatalities was a pedelec rider.
It will probably take at least several decades for completely self-driving vehicles to become commercially available, if they ever will. Yet, vehicles in which part of the driving task is automated, for example automated braking, accelerating and steering, are already available.

From 2009 to 2018, an annual average of 80 road deaths were attributable to crashes with trucks and 67 road deaths to crashes with delivery vans. Casualty numbers are higher among crash opponents than among occupants of trucks or delivery vans. The fatality rate among crash opponents is higher when they crash into a truck or delivery van than when they crash into a car.

Moped and light-moped riders are at relatively high risk of being a crash casualty. Although there is a trend towards fewer deaths, in the Netherlands, the risk of being killed or seriously injured remains very large compared with other modes of transport. In the Netherlands, helmet use is mandatory for moped riders, but not for light-moped riders.

In the past ten years (2006-2015) an average of 11 road deaths per year in the Netherlands was registered in crashes involving agricultural vehicles. Compared to the early 1990s, the average number of road deaths due to crashes involving an agricultural vehicle increased from 1% to 2% of the total number of road deaths in the Netherlands.

In 2015, 47 motorcyclists died in traffic in the Netherlands. After 2009, when their number was approximately 1,300, it has not been possible to reliably determine the number of serious road injuries due to poor registration. In the Netherlands 1,4 million people have a motorcycle licence, but as there are 656,000 registered motorcycles, less than half own a motorcycle.

Published: | Goldenbeld, C.; Stelling, A.; Van der Kint, S.
Published: | Hu, B.; Ponweiser, W.; Ziakopoulos, A.; Roussou, J.; Chaudhry, A.; Oikonomou, M.; Gebhard, S.; De Zwart, R,; Goldenbeld, Ch.; Schermers, G.; Weijermars, W.; Veisten, K.; Hartveit, K.J.L.; Brackstone, M.; Thomas, P.; Yannis, G.
Published: (SWOV) | Weijermars, W.A.M.; Bijleveld, F.D.; Bos, N.M.
Published: (SWOV) | Winkel, K.N. de; Doumen, M.J.A.; Jansen, R.J.