1997 Bicyclist-Motor Vehicle Crash Severity

 
   
 
   
   
     
 

Figure 4.01 Severity of Bicyclist-Motor Vehicle Crashes as Reported by Police, 1997  (n=855)

 
   
 
   
     
   
   
     
 

Figure 4.01 shows the breakdown of bicyclist-motor vehicle crash severity.  Almost all bicyclist-motor vehicle crashes resulted in an injury (91%) compared to 37% of all crashes. However, only 3 (0.4%) of bicyclist-motor vehicle crashes resulted in a death compared to 1% of all crashes.

The rates of bicycle involved crashes, injury crashes and fatal crashes by county are shown in Table 4.01.  There are two different rates given, one based on population of the county and another on the miles traveled in the county.  The top three counties for bicyclist involved crashes and injury crashes based on miles traveled were Utah, Salt Lake, and Cache. The three fatal bicyclist-motor vehicle crashes occurred in  Salt Lake, Utah and Davis counties.

 
   
 
   
 
     
 

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