Statistics

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported the following in regard to bicycle fatalities from 1975 to 2002.  

Some interesting highlights that are instructive for us even today include:

• 660 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2002. This is 9 percent fewer than in 2001 and down 34 percent since 1975.
• Bicycle deaths are most likely to occur in summer.
• Deaths are most likely to occur on Fridays and Saturdays. The peak time is 3-9 pm.

The rest of the data is based on the sole year of 1999:   

• Ninety-eight percent of bicyclists killed reportedly weren't wearing helmets.
• Deaths of older bicyclists are an increasing problem. Seventy-one percent bicycle deaths were riders 16 years and older. This compares with 32 percent of bicycle deaths in 1975.
• Four states (California, Florida, New York, and Texas) accounted for 43 percent of bicycle deaths.
• More bicyclists were killed in urban areas than in rural areas (64 percent compared with 36 percent).
• Thirty-five percent of bicycle deaths occurred at intersections.
• Fifty-seven percent of bicycle deaths occurred on major roads, and 37 percent occurred on local roads.
• Fifty-nine percent of bicycle deaths among children younger than 13 and 27 percent of adult bicycle deaths occur on minor roads. Adult bicyclists are more likely than children to be killed on major roads (67 percent compared with 38 percent).

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