“Nearly 1,000 bicyclists die and over 130,000 are injured in crashes that occur on roads in the United States every year.”—Centers For Disease Control According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): 79 percent of bicycle accident fatalities happen in urban areas 21 percent of bicycle accident fatalities occur in rural communities Bicycle accidents occur on major roadways, at intersections, on the shoulders of a road, in parking lanes, bicycle lanes, on sidewalks, and during those times when a biker is entering or leaving a parking lot.