Editorial: Cycle safety not a blame game
Those bereaved by the deaths of five cyclists in as many days over the last week may be assured of the sympathies of us all.
But in turning from individual tragedy to examine the wider implications for road-user policy, it is important to keep the matter in perspective.
This is not an epidemic, nor even an upsurge, but a statistical blip. On average, 10 cyclists die on New Zealand roads each year.