[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-26 Thread Tim C.
I cannot help with the initial query, but the New York DMV keeps some of their accident statistics online http://www.dmv.ny.gov/stats-arc.htm and for bicycles: http://www.dmv.ny.gov/Statistics/2010BicycleAccSummary.pdf On Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:24:46 PM UTC-4, Shoji Takahashi wrote: > > Many r

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread Shoji Takahashi
Many reading this have no doubt googled for resources (http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ ; http://www.nhtsa.gov/Bicycles ; IIHS). I don't think you'll find precisely what you're after, because "all crashes" are not reported and cataloged, and I don't think crash reports comprehensively include how

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread George Schick
If I were looking for information like this the first place I'd be inclined to start would be with John Forester. You can begin at http://www.johnforester.com/Articles/Facilities/Pucher%20Revs.htm and then look at his bibliography. There should be references to the stats you're looking for so

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread bo richardson
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:34:24 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote: > > I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads and > that Chuckanut Drive was built for > bicycles and wagons and not for cars. > > In the article I cited an old statistic that ninety percent of all cy

Re: [RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread ascpgh
Aaron Lowenstein's observation is my favorite: Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 3:07:56 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > "Lies, damned lies, and statistics." > > On Wed, Jul 24,

Re: [RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-24 Thread Eric Platt
I think that quote has been attributed to Lincoln (at least on Facebook). Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > 37% of all statistics are made up. > > > On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:34:24 AM UTC+3, bo richardson wrote: >> >> I wrote an article for th

Re: [RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-24 Thread Patrick Moore
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics." On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > 37% of all statistics are made up. > > On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:34:24 AM UTC+3, bo richardson wrote: >> >> I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads and >> that Chuckan

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-24 Thread Jay in Tel Aviv
37% of all statistics are made up. On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:34:24 AM UTC+3, bo richardson wrote: > > I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads and > that Chuckanut Drive was built for > bicycles and wagons and not for cars. > > In the article I cited an old sta