Category: pedestrian

Hit-and-runs take a rising toll on cyclists

Hit-and-runs take a rising toll on cyclists

LA Times
By Armand Emamdjomeh, Laura J. Nelson and Joseph Serna contact the reporters

Nov 29, 2014

[…] Hit-and-run collisions involving bicyclists surged 42% from 2002 to 2012 in Los Angeles County, according to a Times analysis of California Highway Patrol crash data. […] Between 2002 and 2012, the most recent data available, more than 5,600 cyclists were injured and at least 36 died in crashes in which drivers fled the scene. […]

Bicycle Pedestrain Safety Priority and Hard Work Priority DOT

Bicycle Pedestrain Safety Priority and Hard Work Priority DOT

DOT

October 20, 2014

[…] For example, participants agreed we need more accurate data, particularly when it comes to reading the number of miles walked and biked. Developing an approach to measuring those miles in a way that’s commensurate with our vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) measurement would provide much better context for crashes, injuries, and fatalities. It would also enable researchers and practitioners to better evaluate the safety impacts of engineering and infrastructure. And, of course, it would provide more accurate estimates on the need for bicycle and pedestrian lanes or paths. […]