Colorado Bicycle Accident Statistics. Colorado is growing but that doesn t mean traffic fatalities must grow too said cdot executive director shailen bhatt. Statistics show that while the overall number of bicycle accidents in the country is declining the number of fatal bike accidents is on the rise.
Data from the colorado state patrol on boulder county wide bicycle crashes was not immediately available on thursday. Hundreds of cyclists are killed each year in traffic accidents. Colorado is growing but that doesn t mean traffic fatalities must grow too said cdot executive director shailen bhatt.
Helmets are key when it comes to injury prevention.
Helmets are key when it comes to injury prevention. We feel that the organization does an outstanding job of advocating for our rights as cyclists through state policies and working within communities megan snow and jenny. Bike death statistics appear to be on the rise. In 2015 there were 45 000 reported bicycle accidents in the united states down from 50 000 reported accidents in the prior year.
