According to the Department of Transportation, almost half of all bicycle deaths happen in California alone. Additionally, it is estimated that more than 500,000 emergency room visits were due to bicycle related injuries, which has resulted in billions of dollars in lifetime medical costs.
In 2006, 773 bicyclists were killed, and an additional 44,000 were injured in traffic accidents.
Bicycle deaths accounted for 13% of all non-occupant traffic fatalities in 2006.
The average age of bicyclists killed in 2006 was 41.
14% of those killed on bicycles in 2006 were between the ages of 5 and 15.