The fatality rate of pedalcyclists in the U.S. was far higher among men than women in 2021. Men in their late 50s and early sixties are most likely to be killed in in a road traffic crash while riding a bike. Among 55 to 59 and 60 to 64 year-old men there were 1.06 and 1.07 cyclist fatalities respectively per 100,000 U.S. residents.
Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender
(fatalities per 100,000 population)
Pedalcyclists are defined as bicyclists and other cyclists, including riders of two-wheel nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles, and unicycles powered solely by pedals.
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NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation. (May 1, 2023). Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender (fatalities per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/
NHTSA, und US Department of Transportation. "Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender (fatalities per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/
NHTSA, US Department of Transportation. (2023). Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender (fatalities per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/
NHTSA, and US Department of Transportation. "Fatality Rate of Pedalcyclists in U.S. Traffic Crashes in 2021, by Age and Gender (Fatalities per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/
NHTSA & US Department of Transportation, Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender (fatalities per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Fatality rate of pedalcyclists in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, by age and gender (fatalities per 100,000 population) [Graph], NHTSA, & US Department of Transportation, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197179/fatality-rate-of-pedalcyclists-in-us-traffic-crashes-by-age-and-gender/
