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==== Safety ====
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While installation of a new cycle track in the city decreases the number of accidents along the cycle track itself beyond the expected number of accidents, a study of newly installed bicycle tracks in Copenhagen actually showed, taking into account correction factors for crash trends, traffic volumes and regression-to-the-mean, that the number of accidents increased by 9% compared to the expected number of accidents (without new cycle path). There was a significant increase of accidents in intersections following the installation of cycle tracks at intersections.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jensen|first=Søren Underlien|title=Effekter af cykelstier og cykelbaner|url=http://www.trafitec.dk/sites/default/files/publications/effekter%20af%20cykelstier%20og%20cykelbaner.pdf|publisher=Trafitec|date=October 2006|language=Danish}}</ref> However, since the number of bicyclists increased by 18–20% following installation of the cycle tracks, individual accident rates actually dropped when bicycle infrastructure was added.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Jensen|first=Søren Underlien|title=Presentation to AGM of European Cyclist Federation|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Jason|title=Ask the Experts: Søren Underlien Jensen and Dr. Lon D. Roberts, PhD.|url=http://bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/ask-the-experts-s%C3%B8ren-underlien-jensen-and-dr-lon-d-roberts-phd/|date=8 July 2009|accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref> Since its publication, the city has used the conclusions of the report to improve safety in intersections. Notable improvements include rebuilding dangerous intersections, pulling back stop lines for cars to improve visibility of cyclists, and expanding the use of bicycle traffic lights, to give pre-greens for cyclists.<ref name=safetyplan /> Overall there were 92 cyclists involved serious injury and 3 deaths in 2010, down from 252 incidents in 1996, when the city began a concerted effort to bring down the number of injuries. A cyclist will now on average cycle {{convert|4.4|e6km|abbr=off}} before being involved in a serious accident.<ref name="Bicycle Account 2010" />
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