Only about 30
percent of bicycle accidents involved non-incapacitating injuries.
A 2011 study in Ohio revealed that 23
percent of bicycle accidents involved pickup trucks, vans, mini-vans, or semi-trucks.
Dooring accidents make up 7 to 13
percent of all bicycle accidents in the City of Boston (Source: Boston Cyclist Safety Report, 2013).
The City of Cambridge reports dooring accidents account for 20
percent of all bicycle accidents (Source: City of Cambridge Community Development Department).
Not exact matches
Car crashes, motorcycle
accidents, truck collisions, pedestrian
accidents and
bicycle accidents together account for 46
percent of all new spinal cord injuries every year.
The CDC found that motor vehicle
accidents contributed 71
percent of the total cost, about $ 70 billion, while motorcycle
accidents cost $ 12 billion, pedestrian
accidents cost $ 10 billion and
bicycle accidents cost about $ 5 billion.
Nineteen
percent of those who were killed had blood alcohol concentrations
of 0.08 or higher, and 35
percent of the fatal
bicycle accidents involved a motorist or a cyclist with BACs at 0.08
percent or higher.
In some states if a bike crash victim is over 50
percent at fault for a a car -
bicycle wreck they are precluded from receiving any compensation as a result
of the
bicycle accident
Nonetheless, in spite
of the fact that most
bicycle accidents (59
percent) involve only the biker cyclists most frequently collide with cars at intersections.
These
accidents account for nearly 60
percent of all emergency room visits for
bicycle - related injuries.