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Consumer Advisory: Safety Tips for Bicycle Safety Month & Bike to School Day

Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Date: 8 May 2018
Washington, DC

May is Bicycle Safety month, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers and bicyclists to do their part to help reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.

“We encourage bicyclists and motorists to put safety first,” said Deputy Administrator Heidi King. “Take simple precautions - remain focused to the road and the traffic around you; anticipate what others may do, before they do.”

All States require bicyclists on the roadway to follow the same rules and responsibilities as motorists. There are two main types of crashes involving bicycles; the most common are falls and the most serious are with vehicles. In 2016, NHTSA data shows that 840 bicyclists were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States, an increase from 829 in 2015, accounting for 2.2 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities. 

Tips for Bicyclists:

 
Tips for Motorists:

Additional information about bicycle safety is available here.

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