Bike Week 2021

Stay safe and make the most out of your bike ride

It’s Bike Week this week! Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual celebration to showcase cycling. Bike Week has been running in the UK since 1923.

The theme of Bike Week 2021 is health and wellbeing.  

Take part in Bike Week 

To take part simply go cycling or take part in a cycling-related activity and share a photo, video or story about your experience on Instagram or Twitter, using #BikeWeekUK and #7DaysofCycling during Bike Week (30 May -5 June) 

According to Cycling UK: 

• Cycling to work can mean you have a 45% lower risk of developing cancer, and a 46% lower risk of cardiovascular disease. 
• If you cycle regularly in adulthood, you will enjoy a level of fitness equivalent to someone 10 years younger. 
• If all cycle journeys increased from the current level of 2% to 25% by 2050, the collective benefit would be £248bn. 

Along with pedestrians and motorcyclists, cyclists are known as vulnerable road users. Unfortunately, cycling accident claims are fairly common, particularly incidents on busy city centre roads.

Sometimes cyclists suffer accidents because of other road user’s negligence. Every year over 3,000 cyclists are killed or seriously injured in the UK and more than 100 cycling accidents are fatal.

Jefferies cycling pages

Take a look at the range of cycling content Jefferies has put together just for cyclists to help you stay safe and make the most out of your bike ride.

• Hit by a car pulling out of a drive 
• Cycling safety your quick checklist 
• 5 things you didn’t know about cycling accidents 
• Guide to making cycling accident claims 
• Cyclists hit by car doors 
• You’ve been knocked off your bike by a car 
• Easy checks on your bike’s safety before heading out! 

Cycling is an increasingly popular activity. The desire to get fit and the environmental benefits of switching from car to bike have contributed to the increase in the number of bikes on the road. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of cycling accidents.