Comments on: Ridership up, crashes down: “Safety in Numbers” in Minneapolis http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/ Blog for bikeleague Fri, 17 May 2013 21:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Off the Beaten Path: Minneapolis Shows Leadership in Cycling and Road Safety | TheCityFix http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34512 Off the Beaten Path: Minneapolis Shows Leadership in Cycling and Road Safety | TheCityFix Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:22:26 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34512 [...] Today the city boasts the second most number of bike commuters in the United States, behind Portland, Ore. It is also perhaps one of the safest places to bike. As bike commuting has risen steadily, crash rates and real numbers of crashes have gone down. [...]

]]> By: Do More Cyclists Mean Safer Streets? | Transportation Nation http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34031 Do More Cyclists Mean Safer Streets? | Transportation Nation Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:09:32 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34031 [...] Bernstein, Transportation Nation)  The latest data comes from Minneapolis ‘ League of Bicyclists. (hat tip: Streetsblog) which shows steadily fewer bike accidents as [...]

]]> By: Peter5 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34022 Peter5 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:31:14 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34022 @Eran… Safety-in-numbers is important in the debate over the efficacy of bicycle helmets, because compulsory helmet laws have been shown to discourage bicycling. [1] Charles Komanoff has concluded that in “diluting the effect of ‘safety in numbers,’ compulsory helmet laws could have the perverse effect of increasing serious injury rates among those who continue to cycle.” [2]

[1]Robinson D.L (1996). “Head injuries and bicycle helmet laws”. Accident Analysis and Prevention 28 (4): 463–75. doi:10.1016/0001-4575(96)00016-4
[2] Komanoff, C. (2001). “Safety in numbers? A new dimension to the bicycle helmet controversy [Letter"]. Injury Prevention 7: 343. doi:10.1136/ip.7.4.343-a

]]> By: Eran Shchori http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34018 Eran Shchori Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:48:32 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34018 Your article came in a good time for us. We have a compulsory helmet law in Israel. The NGO I’m a member of (Israel Bicycle Association) is on its way to change it in our Parliament (called “The Knesset”) so that it will not be mandatory for urban adult cyclists. Of course, one of the main arguments is “Safety in Numbers”. Your article brings some more evidence to this logical argument.

]]> By: Allen Muchnick http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34017 Allen Muchnick Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:54:26 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34017 It’s false to assume that policies for filing police reports of bicycle crashes don’t vary over time. In Virginia, for example, the property damage threshold for requiring a police crash report was increased from $1000 to $1500 a few years ago. For this reason, the much smaller (and thus more variable) numbers of fatal bicycling crashes are a more valid measure of bicycling safety.

Nevertheless, an inverse correlation between trip frequency and/or mileage and crash frequency has long been well established for ALL travel modes. Furthermore, if this so-called “safety-in-numbers” effect did not exist, it would demonstrate that bicycle programs and bicycle advocacy are a complete waste of time and money.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Bikeleague.org Blog » Blog Archive » Ridership up, crashes down: “Safety in Numbers” in Minneapolis -- Topsy.com http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34016 Tweets that mention Bikeleague.org Blog » Blog Archive » Ridership up, crashes down: “Safety in Numbers” in Minneapolis -- Topsy.com Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:15:55 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34016 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by isoamu and PersonalMobility, Matthew Baker. Matthew Baker said: More cyclists = safer streets – League of American Bicyclists: http://bit.ly/esbQbm #urbanplanning #smartgrowth #transportation [...]

]]> By: khal spencer http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34010 khal spencer Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:32:26 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34010 Nice data on Minneapolis.

Agree with Geoff and Mike. The numbers in some cities are quite good and should be publicized, but I’m not convinced its wise to simply chant “safety in numbers” without digging deeper for causation on crash rates.

Safety is still about being a safe rider, not assuming that you can be safe-by-the-numbers alone.

]]> By: More Cyclists = Safer Cycling in Minneapolis « NYC http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34009 More Cyclists = Safer Cycling in Minneapolis « NYC Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:16:22 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34009 [...] via League of American Bicyclists Studies have long linked cycling safety to the number of cyclists on the street — the old [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog.net » More Cyclists = Safer Cycling in Minneapolis http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34008 Streetsblog.net » More Cyclists = Safer Cycling in Minneapolis Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:36:43 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34008 [...] Image via League of American Bicyclists [...]

]]> By: Clean Energy, Clean Transportation and Green Living News – Planetsave.com: climate change and environmental news http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/02/ridership-up-crashes-down-safety-in-numbers-in-minneapolis/comment-page-1/#comment-34006 Clean Energy, Clean Transportation and Green Living News – Planetsave.com: climate change and environmental news Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:32:49 +0000 http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=4287#comment-34006 [...] Ridership Up, Crashes Down: “Safety in Numbers” in Minneapolis The average annual number of bicycle/motor vehicle crashes in Minneapolis between 1993 and 1999 was 334. Since 2000, the number has dropped 20 percent to 269. [...]

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