{"id":2338,"date":"2017-05-24T17:21:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T17:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/?page_id=2338"},"modified":"2018-06-01T21:16:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T21:16:19","slug":"bicycle-accident-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/?page_id=2338","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle Accident Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447677425868{padding-top: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]\n<h2 class=\"mkd-custom-font-holder\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 20px;font-weight: 900\" data-font-size= 16 data-line-height= 20>\n\tBIKE ACCIDENT STATISTICS:<\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li>In 2015, 5,376 pedestrians and 818 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An additional estimated 45,000 pedalcyclists were injured in crashes in 2015 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of pedalcyclists killed in 2015 is 12.2 percent higer than the 729 pedalcyclists killed in 2014, while there were 10 percent fewer pedalcyclists injured than the estimated 50,000 injured in\u00a02014 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of 835 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2016. This represents a 1 percent increase from 2015 and is the highest number of bicyclist deaths since 1991. (IIHS.Org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a study of U.S. pedestrian crashes, the average risk of severe injury to a pedestrian increased from 10 percent at an impact speed of 17 mph to 25 percent at 25 mph, 50 percent at 33 mph, 75 percent at 41 mph, and 90 percent at 48 mph. (Tefft, B.C. 2013. Impact speed and a pedestrian\u2019s risk of severe injury. Accident Analysis and Prevention 50:871-8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our clients expect results and we have the confidence to deliver. As a client of Bike Accident Attorneys of California, you will not only receive highly-skilled legal representation, you will also be given first-class treatment. Our results, spanning over three decades, are well recognized and most of our clients come from client referrals. 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Our goal is to do everything for you, so you can focus on your recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2982&#8243; img_size=&#8221;900*450&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action with-icon\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;border: 1px solid #d8d8d8;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-row-66-33 clearfix\" style=\"padding: 2%;\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-text-wrapper mkd-call-to-action-column1 mkd-call-to-action-cell\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"mkd-icon-simple-line-icon icon-globe \" style=\"font-size: 33px; ;color: #c18f59; \" ><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-text\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Need help with any bike accident issues? Contact us now.<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-button-wrapper mkd-call-to-action-column2 mkd-call-to-action-cell\" style =\"text-align: right ;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/free-evaluation\" target=\"_self\" style=\"background-color: #3e475d\" class=\"mkd-btn mkd-btn-medium mkd-btn-solid mkd-btn-icon\"  >    <span class=\"mkd-btn-text\"  >Free case evaluation<\/span><span class=\"mkd-btn-icon-holder\">            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mkd-icon-font-elegant arrow_carrot-right mkd-btn-icon-elem\" ><\/span>            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mkd-icon-font-elegant arrow_carrot-right mkd-btn-icon-elem\" ><\/span>        <\/span>    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-sm-offset-3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1448019881202{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder mkd-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item mkd-horizontal-alignment-center\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mkd-elements-holder-item-content mkd-elements-holder-custom-615058\" style=\"padding: 0px 15px\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;page-sidebar&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447677425868{padding-top: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text] In 2015, 5,376 pedestrians and 818 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts). &nbsp; An additional estimated 45,000 pedalcyclists were injured in crashes in 2015 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts). &nbsp; The number of pedalcyclists killed in 2015 is 12.2 percent higer than the 729 pedalcyclists killed in 2014, while there were 10 percent fewer pedalcyclists injured than the estimated 50,000 injured in\u00a02014 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts). &nbsp; A total of 835 bicyclists were killed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2624,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2338"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2983,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2338\/revisions\/2983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesbicycleaccidentattorneys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}