Insurance claims involving cyclists have doubled over the last three years
30 Aug 2013|2,977 views
AIG believes the increase in claims is tied to the increasing activity of cycling in the island. In 2012, AIG received 156 bodily injury claims from cyclists, an increase from 94 in 2011 and 77 in 2010. AIG predicts the numbers will rise again this year as well, as it has already received 105 claims for the first half of 2013.
According to The Straits Times, AIG reported the numbers to be rising steadily for the past decade. Ms Wong Siew Lee, Singapore Vice President for AIG, told the local daily there was only one claim back in 2002.
According to official figures, 179 cyclists have been injured in the first half of the year. In 2012, 391 cyclists were injured in traffic accidents - a decrease from 485 cases in 2011. However the number of fatal accidents are on the rise - 15 cyclists died in 2011 while 16 died in 2012. For the first six months of 2013, nine fatal cases have been reported and could surpass last year's number if the rate continues.
Ms Wong believes some claims involve foreign workers who cycle when they are not working usually around construction sites at areas like, Sembawang, Kallang and Jurong. Other claims involve recreational cyclists in parks or reservoirs. She also added, in most cases, the cyclists do not obey traffic rules.
"There were cases of cyclists who dashed across pedestrian crossings when the light wasn't in their favour, and also side collisions with vehicles," she told the local paper. Industry observers claim more has to be done to educate users about road safety. With no designated bicycle lanes along roads in Singapore, extra space should be provided when driving and passing cyclists.
On the other hand, Mr Mohamed Salim Mohd Amin, a cyclist and Lead Manager at BikInsurance, the sole insurer for cyclists here, wants tighter enforcement. "There isn't enough traffic police around, so if drivers are in a hurry they tend to speed and take risks, endangering the life and limb of cyclists," he told the local paper.
AIG believes the increase in claims is tied to the increasing activity of cycling in the island. In 2012, AIG received 156 bodily injury claims from cyclists, an increase from 94 in 2011 and 77 in 2010. AIG predicts the numbers will rise again this year as well, as it has already received 105 claims for the first half of 2013.
According to The Straits Times, AIG reported the numbers to be rising steadily for the past decade. Ms Wong Siew Lee, Singapore Vice President for AIG, told the local daily there was only one claim back in 2002.
According to official figures, 179 cyclists have been injured in the first half of the year. In 2012, 391 cyclists were injured in traffic accidents - a decrease from 485 cases in 2011. However the number of fatal accidents are on the rise - 15 cyclists died in 2011 while 16 died in 2012. For the first six months of 2013, nine fatal cases have been reported and could surpass last year's number if the rate continues.
Ms Wong believes some claims involve foreign workers who cycle when they are not working usually around construction sites at areas like, Sembawang, Kallang and Jurong. Other claims involve recreational cyclists in parks or reservoirs. She also added, in most cases, the cyclists do not obey traffic rules.
"There were cases of cyclists who dashed across pedestrian crossings when the light wasn't in their favour, and also side collisions with vehicles," she told the local paper. Industry observers claim more has to be done to educate users about road safety. With no designated bicycle lanes along roads in Singapore, extra space should be provided when driving and passing cyclists.
On the other hand, Mr Mohamed Salim Mohd Amin, a cyclist and Lead Manager at BikInsurance, the sole insurer for cyclists here, wants tighter enforcement. "There isn't enough traffic police around, so if drivers are in a hurry they tend to speed and take risks, endangering the life and limb of cyclists," he told the local paper.
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