Bicycles
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Traffic Safety Facts - Bicyclists and Other Cyclists
Pedalcyclists accounted for 2% of all traffic fatalities and made up 2% of all the people injured in traffic crashes during 2008. -
Traffic Safety Facts - Children
21% (or an estimated 11,000) of the pedalcyclists who were injured in 2008 were age 14 or younger. -
Traffic Safety Facts - Bicycle Helmet Use Laws
Bicycle helmets offer bicyclists the best protection from head injuries resulting from bicycle crashes, and bicycle helmet laws have proved effective in increasing bicycle helmet use. -
Highway Safety Program Guideline No. 14
Each State should develop and implement a comprehensive bicycle safety program that promotes safe bicycle practices, and educates drivers to share the road safely with other road users.
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Walk To School Day 2010
Safety Partners & Resource Centers
 Improving the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity: - WalkingInfo.org - BicyclingInfo.org |
 Bicycle safety information, consisting of a Database to search for specific training materials, a Database Guide that identifies training needs, and a Good Practices Guide to help you design your own program. |
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 Developing projects, programs, and materials for use in reducing pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities. |
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 SRTS programs enable community leaders, schools, and parents to improve safety and encourage more children to safely walk and bicycle to school. |
