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December 14, 2023

New Bike Sharing Program and NYC Bicycle Accidents

New York bicyclists are familiar with the frustrations and dangers of the city’s congested streets. Now, thousands of additional bikes have added to the mix. New York’s long-anticipated bike sharing system, the largest in the nation, recently opened with 6,000 distinctive blue bicycles. The system, called Citi Bike, is New York’s first new wide-scale public […]
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December 14, 2023

Bike-Car Accidents: Struggles for Safe Bicycling in NYC

Twelve people died and 1,651 were injured riding bicycles in New York City in the first half of 2012 when they were struck by motor vehicles, according to police statistics reported by Streetsblog. Common injuries from bike accidents include broken bones, burned or cut skin, teeth injury and head trauma that can cause brain injury, […]
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December 14, 2023

NYC: Safe For Reckless Drivers, Dangerous For Pedestrians?

It may not be surprising to learn that bicycle and pedestrian accidents in New York City are commonplace, but the statistics are upsetting. While pedestrians account for approximately 11.4 percent of traffic deaths in the United States, that percentage skyrockets to 49.6 percent in New York. Bicycle statistics are not much better; bicyclists account for […]
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August 14, 2023

2023: A Grim Year for NYC Cyclist Deaths and Injuries

Twenty people have died while biking in New York this year. The DOT reports that it’s the deadliest seven months of the year for cyclists in over a decade. The last time we had this many cyclist deaths was in 2018. The mayor declared an emergency at the time. Where there are wrongful deaths, there are […]
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December 8, 2022

What Happens in a “Dooring” Bicycle Accident in NYC?

“Dooring” accidents are some of the most common accidents between cyclists and passenger vehicles in NYC. They account for about 20% of all accidents between pedestrians and motor vehicles. These accidents happen when a car door gets opened, without warning, in the path of a cyclist’s travel. This can result in strains, sprains, fractures, cuts, […]
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