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Page 12 <br /> <br /> Bicycle Collision Statistics <br />Similar to the pedestrian collision section, the <br />location, fault and age statistics are shown to <br />better understand who, where, and when <br />bicycle collisions occur. The percentages of <br />bike collisions that occurred in a crosswalk, on <br />a sidewalk, in a bike lane, or simply on the <br />“road” (outside of a bike lane or crosswalk) <br />are shown on the bar graph to the right. <br />Similar to pedestrian collisions, the greater <br />number of collisions within a crosswalk does <br />not necessarily indicate reduced safety. <br />Party at fault (bicyclist, driver or unknown) is <br />shown on the bar graph to the right7. Bicyclists <br />were found at fault in 40% of the collisions <br />(excluding the solo bicycle collisions). This is a <br />seven percent increase from the last period. <br />The Bicyclist Age chart shows the differences <br />between age categories. The under 18 <br />category has the largest share of bicycle <br />collisions, 42% (39 of the 92)8. However, this <br />does not mean that bicyclists under 18 are <br />more likely to be involved in a collision as we <br />do not collect the total number of bicyclists by <br />age. <br />As noted previously in the report 28 of the 93 <br />bicycle crashes were solo crashes (crashes <br />that do not involve another vehicle). <br /> <br />The 55+ age group included 20 crashes with <br />40% of those solo. This is similar to the 36 – <br />54 age group where 37% were solo. This data <br />doesn’t necessarily imply that older cyclists fall <br />more often. It could be they fall at the same <br />rate but are hurt more often. <br /> <br /> <br />7 Collisions where the bicyclist was at fault include collisions where one bicyclist hits another bicyclist. <br />8 There are 92 collisions in the current period where age of the bicyclist was determined (there were 93 total bicyclist <br />collisions) <br />0% <br />20% <br />40% <br />60% <br />80% <br />Bicyclist Driver Unknown <br />Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions <br />Previous 3-year Current Period <br />0% <br />5% <br />10% <br />15% <br />20% <br />25% <br />30% <br />35% <br />40% <br />crosswalk sidewalk road bike lane <br />Location of Bicycle Collisions <br />Previous 3-year Current Period <br />9 <br />56 <br />8 <br />Bicyclist Age for Solo Collisions <br />under 18 18-35 36-54 55+ <br />0% <br />20% <br />40% <br />60% <br />80% <br />Bicyclist Driver <br />Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions <br />Previous 3-year Current Period <br />39 <br />17 <br />16 <br />20 <br />Bicyclist Age (All Bicycle Collisions) <br />under 18 18-35 36-54 55+