According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, there were 629, 727 and 784 "pedalcyclists" (bicyclists and riders of two-wheel non-motorized vehicles, tricycles, and unicycles powered solely by pedals) in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. By my calculations, that's a 25% increase in the number of crashes. It appears these types of crashes are happening more frequently. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810617.PDF
It's also noteable that the first automobile crash in the United States occurred in New York City in 1896, when a motor vehicle collided with a pedalcycle rider. Mike Neuman All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth - John Lennon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - From: "Robert F. Nagel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mary Ebeling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: bikies <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:18:19 -0500 Subject: Re: [Bikies] More sad news A quick Google search yields an answer: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bc/perspective.cfm According to this source, the answer is no. Bicyclist fatalities are down 28 percent from 1990 to 2003. On 9/28/07, Mary Ebeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I really do not want to be the one posting this, but yesterday afternoon there was a fatal hit and run involving three bicyclists in Washington County. One bicyclist, age 13, was dead at the scene and the other two, both 12, were hospitalized. The driver was arrested later that night. The link to a short write up is http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=9/28/2007&id=29767 Is it me or do these types of crashes seem to be happening more frequently? GRRRRR _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
