Originally Posted by
genec
This type have accident, parallel travel, has always been touted as rare and thus BL were often touted as being "frivolous" as they work primarily to curb parallel travel incidents. Sideswiping was usually considered part of this category.
Intersection accidents were always touted as the most frequently occurring.
Gene,
I think the report is confusing on that point. Notice that a substantial percentage of the 'parallel path' collisions are actually right and left hooks by motorists, or bicyclists turning into motorists' paths. In the end it seems the old Forester claim, that about 90% of all car-bike collisions in urban areas 'involve turning or crossing,' is pretty well supported by this data from the early '90s.
Robert