{"id":1054,"date":"2026-01-19T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2026-01-21T02:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:57:28","slug":"car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Vs. Bicycle Accident Statistics [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1054\" class=\"elementor elementor-1054\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a13015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a13015\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93156eb\" data-id=\"93156eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7988b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7988b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re a road-weaving cyclist or a horn-honking car driver, you&#8217;ve likely got strong opinions about the other mode of transport. Cyclists often complain of dangerous drivers almost (or actually) knocking them off their bikes \u2013 we need more bike paths, they implore. Motorists, on the other hand, take a wholly different view, seeing cyclists as nothing more than a dangerous nuisance. &#8220;The roads aren&#8217;t built for bikes&#8221; is the general view.<\/p><p>Whatever side you fall on, they have one thing in common: <b>accidents happen<\/b>. Falling off your bike or getting into a fender-bender is a near-daily occurrence throughout the US. And while cyclists are completely exposed to injury, vehicle collisions carry so much force that accidents are often far worse.<\/p><p>But which is more dangerous? Should you give up your car for a little pedal power? Or is it safer to be encased in a couple of inches of metal, even if you&#8217;re going faster? That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re answering in this stat-focused article \u2013 and the answer might just surprise you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ccde8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19ccde8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1061\" alt=\"car vs bicycle accident statistics in America\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/car-vs-bicycle-accident-statistics-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59d1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f59d1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Insights<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebb091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ebb091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, cycling had a fatality rate of <\/span><b>0.269 per 100,000 people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compared to a fatality rate of <\/span><b>11.7<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for cars.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite a 16-year high in car fatalities, the motor <\/span><b>vehicle fatality rate per 100 million miles<\/b> is actually at a historic low of <strong>1.3<\/strong>.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bicycle trips comprise <\/span><b>1% of US trips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but <\/span><b>2% of all people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who die in a crash.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bicycling accidents are more common in the most populous states, like <\/span><b>California<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Texas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Florida<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>New York<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; and rates rise in the warmer summer months, peaking in August. Car accidents are most common in Southern states, particularly <\/span><b>South<\/b> <b>Carolina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Arkansas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Mississippi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car accidents are far more common than bicycling accidents. Approximately <\/span><b>130,000 cyclists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are injured annually on US roads, relative to <\/span><b>2 million drivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> injured.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men are responsible for the majority of cycling and car fatalities, <\/span><b>83.6%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of bicycling deaths, and <\/span><b>71.8%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of motor vehicle crash deaths.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c310e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c310e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Car vs. Bicycle Accidents: Numbers That Matter The Most<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3497a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3497a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bicycle-Deaths-vs-Year.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1057\" alt=\"Bicycle Deaths vs Year\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bicycle-Deaths-vs-Year.png 852w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bicycle-Deaths-vs-Year-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bicycle-Deaths-vs-Year-768x475.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2b902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2b902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2010, 623 cyclists died nationwide in comparison to 871 in 2018 and 1,260 in 2022, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly <\/span><b>two-thirds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of cycling accidents occur on major roads, although most bike accidents don&#8217;t involve other vehicles.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>37% of fatal cycling accidents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, either the cyclist or motor vehicle driver has consumed alcohol recently.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, traffic fatalities hit a <\/span><b>16-year high<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accounting for 42,915 deaths that year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar to cycling accidents, the majority of traffic fatalities (56%) occur on either an urban arterial or rural arterial road. Interstates are by far the safest roads nationwide.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">According to 2019 estimates, <b>80% <\/b>of individuals involved in bicycle accidents were male, which is higher than the percentage of males involved in motor accident injuries (<b>72%<\/b>).<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cursory glance at the numbers indicates that US roads have become <\/span><b>more dangerous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the past decade. Both cycling fatalities and traffic fatalities have increased substantially. While bicycling accidents appear paltry in comparison to the tens of thousands of traffic fatalities, in reality, per hour spent on the vehicle, they&#8217;re likely to be substantially closer. <\/span><b>Indeed, bicycle trips comprise 1% of US trips but 2% of all people who die in a crash.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, despite the 16-year high in traffic fatalities, the motor vehicle fatality rate per 100 million miles traveled is close to the <\/span><b>lowest ever level (1.3)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The opposite is true of cycling \u2013 fatalities topped 1,260 in 2020, although preventable nonfatal injuries fell 39% to 325,173. <\/span><b>That means over 27,000 bicycle injuries occur monthly, 6,250 occur weekly, and 890 occur every day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By age, the 50-59 year old bracket was the most likely to be involved in a bicycling fatality \u2013 just 5% were children younger than 14. In total, 101 cyclists aged 50-59 were killed in 2019 (92 were men). Following that age group were 60-64-year-olds (90 deaths) and 65-69-year-olds (80 deaths).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/how-many-car-accidents-occur-each-second-minute-hour-day-month-and-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor accidents<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0show almost the reverse trend, with the highest number of deaths in 2021 occurring in 25 to 44 years olds (16,040 deaths), followed by 45 to 64 years olds (12,950 deaths) and 15 to 24-year-olds (7,425 deaths). Older adults were by far the safest drivers and the least likely to be involved in an accident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, <\/span><b>California <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reports the <\/span><b>highest number of cycling fatalities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2020 (118), followed by Florida (90), and then New York and Texas (44 each). In contrast, the South has the highest motor fatality rates, with South Carolina (2.0), Arkansas (1.9), and Mississippi (1.9) taking the top three spots; Massachusetts had the lowest traffic fatality rate in the nation (0.63). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7c66e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc7c66e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Motor-Vehicle-Fatalities-vs-Year.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1059\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Motor-Vehicle-Fatalities-vs-Year.png 788w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Motor-Vehicle-Fatalities-vs-Year-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Motor-Vehicle-Fatalities-vs-Year-768x475.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e7978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6e7978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Car vs. Bicycle Accidents: Location<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39b0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39b0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyclists are understandably nervous given the rising trend of cycling fatalities \u2013 up a quarter since 2010. Indeed, the more populous the state, the greater the risk of an accident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>But does that translate to the metro level?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It turns out, yes. California, Texas, and Florida collectively contain 13 of the most dangerous cities for cyclists. An analysis by carinsurance.org found that Cape Coral, FL, Abilene, TX, and San Bernardino, CA were the most dangerous US cities for cyclists. Cape Coral, for example, had a shocking 1,333 annual bike fatalities per 100K commuters, meaning a little over 1 in every 100 cyclists died that year (although 0% of fatalities involved an individual wearing a helmet).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Want the safest city?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, that accolade went to Boulder, CO, according to an analysis by Your Local Security, which ranked cities using a 100-point scale. Interestingly, Californian cities like Mountain View, Davis, and Eugene also made the top 10.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car accidents, on the other hand, are most likely to occur in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, and Boston, MA. Compared to the National Average, the relative collision likelihood in Baltimore was 152.5%, with an average of 4.19 years between collisions (the national average is 10.57 years).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Cary, North Carolina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the safest city to drive around in the US. It averages 12 years between collisions and sees just 1.8 motor vehicle fatalities per 100,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564e3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564e3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Car vs. Bicycle Accidents: Main Causes<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef073d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef073d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biking accidents can occur due to a myriad of reasons. After all, speeding along on two wheels is a somewhat precarious situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>According to the NHTSA, the top causes of bike accidents are:<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being hit by a car (30%)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fall off the bike (17%)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roadways in disrepair (13%)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rider error (13%)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crashing or colliding with a fixed object (7%)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dog running into the cyclist&#8217;s path (4%)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not hard to guess the leading causes of car accidents. Analyzing data from 2006 to 2015 found that 30.6% of car accidents were due to speeding \u2013 the faster the car went, the more likely a motor vehicle death was to occur. Almost half of all motor vehicle deaths occur over 55 mph.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next four causes of car accidents included: drunk driving (31%), distractions, e.g., texting, talking on the phone, eating (16%), weather (22%), and running a red light. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2ff04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a2ff04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Car vs. Bicycle Accidents: Injury Rate<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e3460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e3460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC statistics indicate that over <\/span><b>130,000 cyclists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are injured annually on US roads. While, as noted earlier, older adults suffer much higher death rates, injuries peak among adolescents, teens, and young adults. In fact, people aged 10 to 24 years old account for almost a third of all bicycle-related injuries, with males 5 times more likely to get injured than females.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bicycle helmets, despite their &#8220;uncool&#8221; reputation, almost certainly reduce the risk of head and brain injuries across all age groups. Other injury-reducing measures include wearing fluorescent clothing or retro-reflecting clothing and fitting active lighting to a bike.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In car accidents, significant emphasis is placed on fatalities. However, in 2020, the number of people injured <\/span><b>declined by 17% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the previous year. In 2015, almost 250,000 injuries occurred due to a motor vehicle collision (10% of people injured that year). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1e7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b1e7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Car vs. Bicycle Accidents: Fatality Rate<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26afdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a26afdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cycling fatality rates are rising worryingly fast. While just 623 people died in 2010, by 2021, the number had risen to 1,260 \u2013 <\/span><b>a 49% increase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Bicycle-related deaths <\/span><b>peak during the warmer months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a jump in May that continues until September. August sees the highest number of fatalities (157), and February sees the fewest (53).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted, absolute traffic fatalities have spiked over the past decade, from 32,479 deaths in 2011 to 42,915 deaths in 2021. However, the relative fatality rate has continuously declined over the past 100 years. In 1921, 24.1 traffic fatalities occurred per 100 million miles, compared to just 1.3 in 2021. So, while the initial picture appears to be worsening, the spike in traffic fatalities is likely due to an increase in miles rather than an increase in overall danger.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f92c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f92c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Cycling More Dangerous Than Driving?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d834e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55d834e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadly speaking, yes. However, it depends on several factors. For example, a younger bicyclist riding on rural roads is probably safer compared to the same individual driving. While fatal accidents due to cycling are vanishingly rare, that&#8217;s only due to fewer bicycling trips than cars. Mile for mile, cycling is more dangerous than driving. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09d72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09d72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/transportationsafety\/bicycle\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/transportationsafety\/bicycle\/index.html<\/a><br><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/injuryfacts.nsc.org\/home-and-community\/safety-topics\/bicycle-deaths\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/injuryfacts.nsc.org\/home-and-community\/safety-topics\/bicycle-deaths\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/injuryfacts.nsc.org\/motor-vehicle\/overview\/age-group-comparisons\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/injuryfacts.nsc.org\/motor-vehicle\/overview\/age-group-comparisons\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/press-releases\/early-estimate-2021-traffic-fatalities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/press-releases\/early-estimate-2021-traffic-fatalities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-many-people-die-in-traffic-accidents-in-the-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-many-people-die-in-traffic-accidents-in-the-us\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/transportation\/2022\/02\/02\/americas-safest-city-for-driving\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/247wallst.com\/transportation\/2022\/02\/02\/americas-safest-city-for-driving\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/news\/a22144265\/safest-and-most-dangerous-cycling-cities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/news\/a22144265\/safest-and-most-dangerous-cycling-cities\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourlocalsecurity.com\/blog\/safest-cities-america-cyclists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.yourlocalsecurity.com\/blog\/safest-cities-america-cyclists\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/news\/these-are-the-safest-and-most-dangerous-us-states-for-cyclists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/news\/these-are-the-safest-and-most-dangerous-us-states-for-cyclists<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carinsurance.org\/deadliest-cities-for-cyclists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.carinsurance.org\/deadliest-cities-for-cyclists\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyinfographic.com\/which-us-cities-have-the-highest-rate-of-car-accidents\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/dailyinfographic.com\/which-us-cities-have-the-highest-rate-of-car-accidents<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.after-car-accidents.com\/car-accident-causes.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.after-car-accidents.com\/car-accident-causes.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/transportationsafety\/bicycle\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/transportationsafety\/bicycle\/index.html<\/a><br><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raphaelsonlaw.com\/legal-insights\/common-car-accident-injuries\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.raphaelsonlaw.com\/legal-insights\/common-car-accident-injuries<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/nhtsa-releases-2020-traffic-crash-data\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/nhtsa-releases-2020-traffic-crash-data<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re a road-weaving cyclist or a horn-honking car driver, you&#8217;ve likely got strong opinions about the other mode of transport. 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