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About that 8.7% jump in cyclist fatalities

December 12, 2012 – 12:34 pm

Just released US NHTSA data shows bike fatalities in 2011 are up 8.7% in spite of an overall 2% decrease in traffic fatalities. Pedestrian fatalities are also up 3%.

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Bay Area bicycle news update

April 13, 2012 – 11:50 am

Happy Friday the 13th.

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Bay Area call for transportation projects

March 1, 2011 – 1:38 pm

The San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which oversees planning and financing of transportation in the nine-county Bay Area, issued a Call for Projects for the for the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). This is part of the process to determine what major regional projects receive funding for the 2013 Transportation Plan.

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KTVU Sal Castaneda says "Cycling is dangerous"

March 12, 2009 – 9:24 am

Commenting on the cyclist vs car collision this morning in Hayward, CA in the East Bay, KTVU journalist Sal Castenada said: “This just shows how dangerous cycling on the road can be.” Never mind the teens “burned beyond recognition” when their car crashed last weekend in Oakland, the two men killed inside of their SUV read more »

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More cyclist deaths in the Bay Area

March 11, 2008 – 11:49 am

From the San Francisco Chronicle: The number of bicyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles has increased 28 percent over the past decade – from 18 to 23 deaths per year, according to a Chronicle analysis of data collected by the California Highway Patrol. That increase is despite a 22 percent drop in the number read more »

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