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Officers at the scene cited 27.2% of
drivers involved in a bicyclist-motor
vehicle crash for a traffic
violation. The leading violation
(excluding unknown) was failure to yield
right of way (19.0%). Four of the
drivers involved in bicycle crashes were
cited for a DUI. None of the
drivers involved in fatal bicycle crashes
received a citation.
The factors contributing to bicycle-motor
vehicle crashes are listed in Table
4.08. These factors were coded by
the scene officers for the vehicle
involved in the crash. The officer
may record no contributing factor or up
to two different contributing
factors. The primary contributing
factors recorded for bicyclist-motor
vehicle crashes and injury crashes were
'improper lookout' (43%), 'failure to
yield right of way' (27%), and 'hit and
run' (14%).
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