Bicycle Safety Facts
Each year over 1,200 bicyclists are fatally injured and more than one half million bicycle-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms.
Consider these statistics:
- More than half of all bicyclist deaths occur to school age kids (ages 5-15)
- Most bicyclist deaths occur from bicycle-motor vehicle collisions. Children under the age of 8 may think that cars can stop instantly - they have difficulty judging how fast traffic is moving.
- Head injuries are the most serious type and the most common cause of death among bicyclists.
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