Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
About 700 cyclists a year die in the USA. You can see that many ninjas in a week, this time of year. Bike ninjas are annoying and obnoxious, but they aren't especially deadly.
Yet, 60% of bike collisions in Florida are caused by cyclists riding at night without lights. In Austin, Texas, while only 22% of all injuries occurred at dusk or at night, 46% of fatal and incapacitating injuries did. Most importantly, in Canada, over 90% of bicycles involved in night time fatalities have inadequate lighting.
Nighttime riding is disproportionately dangerous, probably largely due to people without lights, who are just asking to be hit.