What is this survey about?

Most cyclists have come into an ‘unplanned contact’ with the ground at some point.

Perhaps something goes wrong like slipping, part of the bike not working, losing balance or getting distracted. Normally, these incidents are just minor inconveniences – unpleasant but not serious. But there are a lot of them, and non-collision injuries result in many hospital admissions each year.

We need to find out how they happen.

What we'd like you to do

• Fill in one form for each non-collision incident you can tell us about
• Record only non-collision incidents. We are NOT interested if you got hit by something or someone
• BMXers, stunt riders and mountain bikers! We want to know about those tricks gone wrong! But not crashing into trees and lampposts, thanks.
• Fill in your contact details. Every now and again we’ll send a voucher to a lucky form-filler. You are welcome to remain anonymous, but we can’t send you a voucher if you do.

Click here to go straight to the survey.

What we already know

The police record many details about collisions involving cyclists. The STATS 19 database is often reviewed to learn how collision injuries might be avoided. But quite often, no-one else is around when non-collision incidents happen and the police are very rarely involved, so we don’t know much about them.

This is the first serious attempt to gather information about non-collision cycling incidents and injuries in the UK that have not been captured by STATS19. 

Why we need your help

You are really important. Your experience is vital in helping make cycling a pleasant and safe experience.

Whether it’s just a minor inconsequential tumble, or a serious non-collision incident, we want to know about them to build up a better picture.

Please forward this link to your friends!