The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a pair of annual reports on road accidents. The first covers accidents involving cyclists, and the second covers accidents involving children. Both of these new reports cover data for 2011.<\/p>\n
The first report says that in 2011, there were 677 cyclist fatalities and 48,000 injuries due to collisions with motor vehicles. Those numbers amount to 2 percent of total deaths and injuries in traffic crashes during the period. The number of fatalities was 9 percent higher than in 2010, during which 623 cyclists died in collisions.<\/p>\n
The average age of cyclists killed in traffic accidents in 2011 was 43 years. This average age has been steadily increasing over the past ten years. In 2002, the average age was 36. The age group with the highest fatality rate was 45-54, and the highest injury rate belonged to the 16-20 age group. The share of fatalities (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a pair of annual reports on road accidents. The first covers accidents involving cyclists, and the second covers accidents involving children. Both of these new reports cover data for 2011. The…<\/span><\/p>\n