Does anyone know , from which direction cyclists are most likely to be hit? From the rear, front, side?
ericf
2013-11-21 05:54:23
From Edgar Snyder's site.
2012 Pennsylvania Bicycle Accident Statistics
•The largest number of bicycle accident injuries occurred at 4-leg intersections (635), but the highest number of deaths occurred at non-intersections (9).
marko82
2013-11-21 09:20:49
It's a bit dated, but here's a paper that looks at the validity of crash statistics & types and the usefulness of bike lanes, etc.
http://www.wright.edu/~jeffrey.hiles/essays/listening/home.html
marko82
2013-11-21 09:48:17
Thanks for the responses. From the Jeffery Hiles paper:
"We can say that motorists overtaking bicyclists accounted for 10.5 percent of the non-fatal crashes in the Cross-Fisher study, so that about nine out of 10 car-bike collisions involved crossing and turning movements. "
ericf
2013-11-21 12:38:01
IIRC car doors is much more deadlier than cars themselves. And right-left hook are among most often cause of collisions in a city.
mikhail
2013-11-21 14:27:37
ericf wrote:Thanks for the responses. From the Jeffery Hiles paper:
“We can say that motorists overtaking bicyclists accounted for 10.5 percent of the non-fatal crashes in the Cross-Fisher study, so that about nine out of 10 car-bike collisions involved crossing and turning movements. “
Texting wasn't nearly as big way back in 1996, but 10% is nothing to sneeze at.
gg
2013-11-21 14:37:55
