New Mexico #1 in bicycling fatalities
12-02-16, 12:44 PM
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New Mexico #1 in bicycling fatalities
Weighing strongly against New Mexico is a high percentage of fatal drunken driving crashes, and a No. 1 ranking in pedestrian and bicycling deaths.
New Mexico racked up 74 pedestrian and five bicyclist fatalities, for a combined rate of 3.8 per 100,000 population
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12-02-16, 08:15 PM
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12-02-16, 08:32 PM
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Eclipsed my home state of Florida, I see.
But like real estate, it's all about location. The roads I ride are as safe as you could hope to find.
But like real estate, it's all about location. The roads I ride are as safe as you could hope to find.
12-02-16, 08:34 PM
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No it's not: these are numbers!
I lived in Bethesda and Hyattsville and bicycled all around, often through DC (shortest route between the 2). I found pleasant lightly-trafficked streets and lights to make crossing the heavily-trafficked streets safe. Then again that *was* 30-50 years ago.
The deaths in NM are mostly in Albuquerque, the occasional one on the open road. Santa Fe is slower and more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles.
The deaths in NM are mostly in Albuquerque, the occasional one on the open road. Santa Fe is slower and more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles.
12-02-16, 09:29 PM
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No it's not: these are numbers!
I lived in Bethesda and Hyattsville and bicycled all around, often through DC (shortest route between the 2). I found pleasant lightly-trafficked streets and lights to make crossing the heavily-trafficked streets safe. Then again that *was* 30-50 years ago.
The deaths in NM are mostly in Albuquerque, the occasional one on the open road. Santa Fe is slower and more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles.
I lived in Bethesda and Hyattsville and bicycled all around, often through DC (shortest route between the 2). I found pleasant lightly-trafficked streets and lights to make crossing the heavily-trafficked streets safe. Then again that *was* 30-50 years ago.
The deaths in NM are mostly in Albuquerque, the occasional one on the open road. Santa Fe is slower and more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles.
50yrs. ago, in the DC-Metro region. The Beltway(1957) was not quite ten years old. There was a lot less traffic in the region. Speeding was not a problem, and the Beltway consisted of two lanes(one lane each way; it is now four lanes each way).
30yrs. ago, I had moved to Bethesda in the summer of 1984. I lived on/near Mass. Ave. North of Little Falls Pkwy.. Speeding was even a problem then. All the residents along Mass. Ave. were repeatedly complaining about the speeders. Last year, a cyclist was hit and killed on Mass. Ave.. People don't obey the speed limits.
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Here's a list.
Deadliest States For Cyclists: Per Capita Fatality Rates
Puts New Mexico #3.
Florida #1.
Oregon doesn't do very well either.
Unfortunately a per-capita rate doesn't tell the whole story. How many bike commuters?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ycle_commuters
Hmmm... New Mexico doesn't show very high on that list.
Anyway, the deadliest states for bicycling also appear to be the states with the most temperate climate. And thus, likely more cyclists on the road for more months in the year.
Deadliest States For Cyclists: Per Capita Fatality Rates
Puts New Mexico #3.
Florida #1.
Oregon doesn't do very well either.
Unfortunately a per-capita rate doesn't tell the whole story. How many bike commuters?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ycle_commuters
Hmmm... New Mexico doesn't show very high on that list.
Anyway, the deadliest states for bicycling also appear to be the states with the most temperate climate. And thus, likely more cyclists on the road for more months in the year.
12-02-16, 09:59 PM
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Here's a list.
Deadliest States For Cyclists: Per Capita Fatality Rates
Puts New Mexico #3.
Florida #1.
Oregon doesn't do very well either.
Deadliest States For Cyclists: Per Capita Fatality Rates
Puts New Mexico #3.
Florida #1.
Oregon doesn't do very well either.
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12-03-16, 09:57 AM
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Huh? Subjective means that it's different for different people. Unless you think somebody else has a different body count than that one, it's objective. You mean it's not the same everywhere.
It's the data for the whole state.
50 years ago there were a lot fewer people, even fewer cars, in the area.
Speeding has always been a problem everywhere. I'd never ride on Mass Ave.
30yrs. ago, I had moved to Bethesda in the summer of 1984. I lived on/near Mass. Ave. North of Little Falls Pkwy.. Speeding was even a problem then. All the residents along Mass. Ave. were repeatedly complaining about the speeders. Last year, a cyclist was hit and killed on Mass. Ave.. People don't obey the speed limits.
12-05-16, 01:24 AM
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Huh? Subjective means that it's different for different people. Unless you think somebody else has a different body count than that one, it's objective. You mean it's not the same everywhere.
It's the data for the whole state.
50 years ago there were a lot fewer people, even fewer cars, in the area.
Speeding has always been a problem everywhere. I'd never ride on Mass Ave.
It's the data for the whole state.
50 years ago there were a lot fewer people, even fewer cars, in the area.
Speeding has always been a problem everywhere. I'd never ride on Mass Ave.
