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Summary

This PR adds new functions to classify STATS19 collisions involving pedal cycles into common active travel categories based on vehicle maneuvers and collision context.

New functions

  • classify_active_travel() - Classifies vehicle records into active travel categories
  • count_active_travel() - Summarizes counts by category
  • filter_left_hook() - Filter for left hook collisions
  • filter_right_hook() - Filter for right hook collisions
  • filter_dooring() - Filter for dooring incidents
  • filter_alongside() - Filter for sideswipe collisions
  • filter_failed_give_way() - Filter for failed to give way collisions

Categories

The classification identifies these common active travel collision types:

  • Left Hook: Motor vehicle turning left across cyclist's path (306 collisions in 2024)
  • Right Hook: Motor vehicle turning right across cyclist's path
  • Dooring: Cyclist hit by vehicle door (28 collisions in 2024)
  • Alongside: Sideswipe collisions while moving parallel
  • Failed to Give Way: Motor vehicle failed to yield at junction

2024 England results

Category Collisions Cyclist casualties
Left Hook 306 295 (3 Fatal, 87 Serious, 205 Slight)
Dooring 28 25 (5 Serious, 20 Slight)

New vignette

Added vignettes/active-travel.Rmd demonstrating the classification functions.

Closes #309

- Add classify_active_travel() to categorize pedal cycle collisions
- Add filter functions: filter_left_hook, filter_right_hook, filter_dooring,
  filter_alongside, filter_failed_give_way
- Add count_active_travel() for summarization
- Add vignette demonstrating classification on 2024 data

Closes #309
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Functions to classify left hooks and other common active travel categories

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