Good morning, Just one more thing to pass on and then I'll quit bugging everybody. I was recently reminded of this link to Ken Kifer's website which discusses statistics on bicycling and pedestrian accident/fatality rates.
http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm
It's a good reminder about where to focus our attention when developing non-motorized amenities that allow all users to share the public roadways safely. Cyclist education is clearly the most effective form of accident prevention.
For those who don't know, Ken was killed a few years ago by a drunk driver. This is also a reminder that drunk, inattentive and beligerent drivers - although a very small minority - are beyond the reach of cycling education but should be addressed better in driver education and enforcment. In the meantime be careful out there.
Nick
Nick - Where do you find all this good stuff!! This is great! I am sure that the Pedestrian Safety Board will find it helpful too.
There has been a lot of super information shared by Bicycle Board members over this past year in addition to Frank's excellent presentation that he compiled and created. We need to develop an education strategy for getting this
Don
-----Original Message----- From: bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org] On Behalf Of director Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 7:03 AM To: bikeboard@cheat.org Subject: [Bikeboard] Cycling safety statistics and considerations
Good morning, Just one more thing to pass on and then I'll quit bugging everybody. I was recently reminded of this link to Ken Kifer's website which discusses statistics on bicycling and pedestrian accident/fatality rates.
http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm
It's a good reminder about where to focus our attention when developing non-motorized amenities that allow all users to share the public roadways safely. Cyclist education is clearly the most effective form of accident prevention.
For those who don't know, Ken was killed a few years ago by a drunk driver. This is also a reminder that drunk, inattentive and beligerent drivers - although a very small minority - are beyond the reach of cycling education but should be addressed better in driver education and enforcment. In the meantime be careful out there.
Nick
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