"St John Ambulance said of the 5,032 people it treated," That's one person treated for every 188 miles run[2].
Compare that with one accident every 15150 miles[1] for cyclists.
"London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel said that more than 100 doctors were out on the course, including some of the world's leading medical experts."
That's one Doctor every 400m.
Martin.
[1]John Forester's Bicycle Transportation (2nd ed, 1994, pg 41): Accidents per million miles- Cyclists' Touring Club of England: 66 [2]36391 competitors, each one finishing a 26mile course.
"London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel said that more than 100 doctors were out on the course, including some of the world's leading medical experts."
That's one Doctor every 400m.
And that'd still be too far away if someone arrested half way between!
"St John Ambulance said of the 5,032 people it treated," That's one person treated for every 188 miles run[2].
Compare that with one accident every 15150 miles[1] for cyclists.
Erm, not quite representative... one is a competitive event which attracts idiots who've not trained, and other people pushing themselves to exceed personal goals, the other includes all sort of activities.
"St John Ambulance said of the 5,032 people it treated," That's one person treated for every 188 miles run[2].
Compare that with one accident every 15150 miles[1] for cyclists.
"London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel said that more than 100 doctors were out on the course, including some of the world's leading medical experts."
That's one Doctor every 400m.
Martin.
[1]John Forester's Bicycle Transportation (2nd ed, 1994, pg 41): Accidents per million miles- Cyclists' Touring Club of England: 66 [2]36391 competitors, each one finishing a 26mile course.
Or one doctor for every ~380 runners which doesn't sound quite so bad (but still a little high)
