Bicycle vs. Car acccidents in Pittsburgh
On August 16, 2012, the Post-Gazette published an article entitled "
In Pittsburgh accidents, bicyclists not always to blame"
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/crash-data-show-bikes-not-always-to-blame-649189/#ixzz23m9HpGr4
In this article, they discussed Penn DOT data from June 2006 to July
2012 on bike/car accidents, and presented a pie chart
However, this pie chart only summarizes the causes of the accidents.
It is also interesting to look at the data in terms of both fault
and cause:
From this, I conclude:
- When I am a car driver, I should be extra cautious when
turning, and should be alert for bicyclists running red
lights or stop signs.
- When I am bicycling, I should stop at all red lights and
stop signs (as I already do) and I should be very alert for
cars not noticing me while turning.
Contact information
Daniel E. Weeks
daniel.e.weeks@gmail.com
