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Page 14 Bicycle Collision Statistics Similar to the pedestrian collision section, the location, fault and age statistics are shown to better understand who, where, and when bicycle collisions occur. The percentages of bike collisions that occurred in a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in a bike lane, or simply on the “road” (outside of a bike lane or crosswalk) are shown on the bar graph to the right. Similar to pedestrian collisions, the greater number of collisions within a crosswalk does not necessarily indicate reduced safety. Party at fault (bicyclist, driver or unknown) is shown on the bar graph to the right11. Bicyclists were found at fault in approximately 40% of the collisions (excluding the solo bicycle collisions). The Bicyclist Age chart shows the differences between age categories. The under-18 category has the largest share of bicycle collisions, 38% (39 of the 104)12. However, this does not mean that bicyclists under 18 are more likely to be involved in a collision as we do not collect the total number of bicyclists by age. Last period we had 42% for the under-18 category. We remain below the historic average of 47% for this category. As noted previously in the report 22 of the 106 bicycle crashes were solo crashes. These are crashes that do not involve another vehicle and are the result of the rider falling off their bicycle. The 36 – 54 age group included 23 crashes with 41% of those solo. This is similar to the 55+ age group where 27% of the 22 collisions were solo. This data doesn’t necessarily imply that older cyclists fall more often. It could be they fall at the same rate but are hurt more often. 11 Collisions where the bicyclist was at fault include collisions where one bicyclist hits another bicyclist. 12 There are 104 collisions in the current period where age of the bicyclist was determined (there were 106 total bicyclist collisions) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Bicyclist Driver Unknown Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% crosswalk sidewalk road bike lane Location of Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Bicyclist Driver Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Bicyclist Driver Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% crosswalk sidewalk road bike lane Location of Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Bicyclist Driver Party at Fault in Bicycle Collisions Previous 3-year Current Period 39 20 23 22 Bicyclist Age (All Bicycle Collisions) under 18 18-35 36-54 55+ 3 4 9 6 Bicyclist Age for Solo Collisions under 18 18-35 36-54 55+