Spurred by a fatal accident in Cupertino that killed two cyclists and seriously injured a third, the Chronicle published an article today about the rising number of deaths caused by vehicle collisions in the Bay Area. While the number of actual accidents has declined, the rate of death has increased by 28 percent. Cyclists are more likely to die in rural settings where they're traveling at high speeds than in urban settings where less speed is involved. Santa Clara County, where the two cyclists were killed yesterday, has had the most fatalities of any area. A separate article in today's Chron says that the police officer who struck the three cyclists may have fallen asleep at the wheel.-Andy Wright
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Bay Area Cycling Deaths Increase
Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 08:22:10 AM
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While I found it interesting, there is little attention paid to the relative risk for cycling. If the rate of cycling went up higher than the rate of fatalities, then the relative risk is still lower. That is if there were 100 riders in 2000, and 150
Posted at: March 13, 2008 10:55 AM