Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Year...Bicycle Deaths..Vehicle Deaths....Distracted Driving..Vehicle Miles.....Number Cyclists (Spring/Fall)
.....................................................Deaths............Traveled (trillions)..(millions)
2001.....732.............42,196...............-----...............2.797
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2006.....772.............42,708...............-----...............3.014
2007.....701.............41,259...............-----...............3.031
2008.....718.............37,423...............-----...............2.977...............47.16/47.1
2009.....628.............33,883...............5,474...............2.957...............48.63/48.41
2010.....623.............32,999...............3,267...............2.967...............47.72/48.8
2011.....682.............32,479...............3,331...............2.950...............49.99/50.47
2012.....734.............33,782...............3,328...............2.969...............51.17/53.45
2013.....749.............32,893...............3,154...............2.988...............59.67/66.05
2014.....729.............32,744 (30,056)...3,179...............3.026...............67.33/66.83
2015.....818.(829).....35,485 (32,539)...3,477 (3,526)....3.095...............66.72/65.67
2016.....840.............37,461 (34,439)...3,450...............3.2..................66.52/67.00
2017............................................................................................66.2 1
Clearly, based on vehicle fatalities, smartphone use has made the road safer over the last ten years. At least that's the conclusion I draw from this data.
