More and more bikers are taking to the roads. This is good for many reasons :. There is a transport option environmentally, it is economical and offers health and cardio benefits for the runner
There is a downside, however. A new report from the Association of Road Safety of Governors Focus on road safety: Bicyclist safety. The report notes that, "... the death of annual cyclists increased 16 percent between 2010 and 2012, while overall motor accident victims rose only one percent over the same period of time."
the report also notes that some groups are more at risk
- in 1975, adults accounted for only 21% of all deaths. in 1974 adults repreent 74% of all deaths.
- bike deaths are increasingly an urban phenomenon, which represents 69 percent of all cycling deaths in 2012, against 50 percent in 1975 .
- Although cyclists killed in vehicle accidents increased in 22 states between 2010 and 2012, six states - California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Michigan and Texas. - accounted for 54 percent of all deaths
looking prevention, these statistics rather shocking from 2012 are significant:
- two-thirds or more of fatally injured bicyclists were not wearing helmets
- 28% of the 16+ age runners had concentrations .08 blood alcohol percent or more , compared to 33 percent of fatally injured drivers of passenger vehicles.
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