Comments on: NJ Cyclist Fatalities Double in 2008 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Hey, I’m Bikin’ Here! « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Hey, I’m Bikin’ Here! « Mobilizing the Region Fri, 15 May 2009 19:45:11 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-933 [...] Bike fatalities doubled in 2008, and about 27% of all NJ’s traffic fatalities were pedestrians and cyclists. As more people take to two wheels, the state will have to do more to clarify the legal rights and responsibilities of both motorists and cyclists as they share the road. [...] [...] Bike fatalities doubled in 2008, and about 27% of all NJ’s traffic fatalities were pedestrians and cyclists. As more people take to two wheels, the state will have to do more to clarify the legal rights and responsibilities of both motorists and cyclists as they share the road. [...]

]]> By: Big Boost For Cycling and Walking In NJDOT 2010 Plan « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Big Boost For Cycling and Walking In NJDOT 2010 Plan « Mobilizing the Region Tue, 05 May 2009 12:03:00 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-934 [...] news for New Jersey’s cycling community, and especially timely given recent surges in bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities. NJDOT deserves credit for making bicycling and walking a funding [...] [...] news for New Jersey’s cycling community, and especially timely given recent surges in bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities. NJDOT deserves credit for making bicycling and walking a funding [...]

]]> By: James http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-929 James Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:47:40 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-929 Ian, that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. ONE study done a couple of years ago showed that motorists give riders with helmets less passing distance than those without. Even so, there are other ways to get a head injury on a bike that don't involve colliding with a vehicle. As someone who has crashed without a helmet and avoided serious head injury because of this, your advice is horrible and it is you who should check your facts before posting. re: the article - not sure that an educational outreach campaign is the answer, as the vast majority of drivers will not ever get the message. Unless the state is prepared to run a multi-million dollar TV ad campaign, it won't work... very few people will get the message. Motorist enforcement is key, since drivers get away with murder (literally) on a regular basis with little consequence. Ian, that’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. ONE study done a couple of years ago showed that motorists give riders with helmets less passing distance than those without. Even so, there are other ways to get a head injury on a bike that don’t involve colliding with a vehicle. As someone who has crashed without a helmet and avoided serious head injury because of this, your advice is horrible and it is you who should check your facts before posting.

re: the article – not sure that an educational outreach campaign is the answer, as the vast majority of drivers will not ever get the message. Unless the state is prepared to run a multi-million dollar TV ad campaign, it won’t work… very few people will get the message. Motorist enforcement is key, since drivers get away with murder (literally) on a regular basis with little consequence.

]]> By: Ian http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Ian Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:33:49 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-930 I have to point out that cycling helmets rarely save lives when a cyclist is hit by a car. Studies have demonstrated that car drivers will drive closer to a helmeted cyclist than a bare headed one, resulting in more accidents, thus putting helmeted cyclists at more risk. Helmets may also lead to cyclists taking more risks, and the consensus outside of the US where people cycle much more, is that helmets are a bad idea. Few cyclists are seen wearing helmets in Denmark or the Netherlands and the rate of fatalities and "driver failure" is far lower. To make cycling safer, get more people to cycle and put car drivers on a bicycle too! Please check the facts before posting on the internet... I have to point out that cycling helmets rarely save lives when a cyclist is hit by a car. Studies have demonstrated that car drivers will drive closer to a helmeted cyclist than a bare headed one, resulting in more accidents, thus putting helmeted cyclists at more risk.

Helmets may also lead to cyclists taking more risks, and the consensus outside of the US where people cycle much more, is that helmets are a bad idea. Few cyclists are seen wearing helmets in Denmark or the Netherlands and the rate of fatalities and “driver failure” is far lower.

To make cycling safer, get more people to cycle and put car drivers on a bicycle too!

Please check the facts before posting on the internet…

]]> By: New Jersey kills cyclists at twice the rate of last year « Witch on a Bicycle http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-932 New Jersey kills cyclists at twice the rate of last year « Witch on a Bicycle Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:09:09 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-932 [...] time since childhood, so until they know the number of cyclists the actual rate is still unknown. NJ Cyclist Fatalities Double in 2008 Part of the trouble is cycling is so safe once you get rid of the cars that any additional deaths [...] [...] time since childhood, so until they know the number of cyclists the actual rate is still unknown. NJ Cyclist Fatalities Double in 2008 Part of the trouble is cycling is so safe once you get rid of the cars that any additional deaths [...]

]]> By: Lydia Sugarman http://blog.tstc.org/2008/12/19/nj-cyclist-fatalities-double-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Lydia Sugarman Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:16:12 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2644#comment-931 Yes, let's focus on educating bike riders because it's their fault they're being run down by careless, self-entitled motorists who do not know or follow the rules of the road and common courtesy, who refuse to acknowledge cyclists' rights as well as the fact that a 150-lb person on a 19-lb. bike is no competition for a 4,000-lb motorized vehicle being operated by some self-engrossed a------ on her cell phone! Yes, let’s focus on educating bike riders because it’s their fault they’re being run down by careless, self-entitled motorists who do not know or follow the rules of the road and common courtesy, who refuse to acknowledge cyclists’ rights as well as the fact that a 150-lb person on a 19-lb. bike is no competition for a 4,000-lb motorized vehicle being operated by some self-engrossed a—— on her cell phone!

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