Originally Posted by
CB HI
I have been daily commuting since 1982. For many years when there were fewer cyclist out there, very few motorist ever passed too close, they were too afraid of hitting me. With more cyclist, my experience is that motorist have become too comfortable passing closer and closer to cyclist, decreasing the margin for error and thereby reducing my safety.
So my personal observation is the opposite of your belief.
personal observations can be deceiving.
fatal crashes involving bicyclists has declined in hawaii; the non-fatal crash rate looks flat, but increases in ridership reported by CBHI coupled to the accident rate suggest a DECLINING INDEXED ACCIDENT RATE for cyclists in Hawaii.
sorry, but the data doesn't support increased endangerment of cyclists in hawaii as a result of more riders on the road.