Older riders push rise in cyclist injuries

New official data shows more cyclists are ending up in hospitals each year, in contrast to drops in the number of injuries to pedestrians and motorists.

Source: AAP

About 1000 cyclists end up in hospital every month and older Australians increasingly among those injured, official data shows.

An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report released on Wednesday showed 12,000 cyclists were admitted to hospital in the year to June 2016 - up 60 per cent since 2000.

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