OK then, another view.......
Met Office figures used.
Average sunshine for 1971-2000
England 1457.4 hrs
SE / S England 1589.0hrs
2002
England 1483
SE / S England 1644
2003
England 1727
SE / S 1865
2004
England 1499
SE / S 1612
I'd say that the argument that the weather was the major cause of the drop in fatalities is as flawed as that attributed by some to Hants Police.
Read the press release again.
All that it says is that deaths were down and that extra attention had been paid over the year to popular biking roads to TRY to reduce them.
Andy
:P