Seattle bicycle fatalities

Looking forward, it will be interesting to see if these safety measures improve bicycle safety in this area of the city. Bordering Seattle University to the north, this zone had significantly less bicycle crashes than our first ranking zone but had four times as many serious injuries. Whether or not this is a contributing factor to bicycle safety may warrant further investigation. Ranking 4th, this zone contained 26 total crashes leading to 23 minor injuries. Within close proximity to the University of Washington, this zone had the majority of crash activity on Roosevelt Way NE and 45th Street.

In November of , a protected bike lane was unveiled on Roosevelt Way spanning the entire zone, which may help remedy the issue. Ranking 5th, this zone had 22 total crashes leading to 19 minor injuries.

This hot spot was peculiar in that it was centralized down a singular street: 12th Avenue directly south of Seattle University. Spanning approximately 8 blocks, this zone spans from Jefferson Street to Jackson Street. Interestingly, the portion of this north of Yesler Way does contain a dedicated bike lane, while south of Yesler no bike lane is present.

The city of Bellingham had three zones in our analysis, totaling 27 crashes, 21 minor injuries, and 2 serious injuries. The largest one, ranked 8th overall, is situated in downtown Bellingham, containing 16 bicycle crashes resulting in 13 minor injuries. Both Rainier Avenue and Aurora Avenue saw traffic fatalities in Statewide Washington saw higher traffic fatalities than it did in all but one year in the past decade: people across the state died in traffic violence, or one approximately every sixteen hours in But simply using one explanation ignores all of the areas of opportunity, including the ones laid out by WSDOT itself in its Active Transportation plan.

Year over year traffic fatalities were up 4. Washington State as a whole has been signed on to that pledge since During , with less vehicular traffic impeding speeds, average speeds seemed to me to have increased. In data seems to have indicated that although there were less collisions, taraffic fatalities are up. Data has for years shown that when hit by a vehicle, the chande of being killed increases with speed. Likely the increase in fatalities is not a coincidence.

Exactly this. The amount of traffic is down, but the absolute number of asshole drivers has remained the same, if not increased. In my extremely unscientific opinion…. Just another example of why we are doomed to extinction. No one cares about other people, we just do what we want. Consequences be damned. Candice Bond, an experienced bicycle accident attorney, noted that in cases such as this that it's imperative to have an independent probe conducted as soon as possible to preserve evidence.

Naomi Schwartz may have the right to pursue a personal injury claim, pending the results of the investigation. That's where an attorney can help. The Legal Advocate's national legal analysts Candice Bond and Stefano Formica are experienced in bicycle accidents with serious injuries.

If you or a family member need help they are available for a free consultation to guide you. The Legal Advocate can and does use quotes from prior interviews with our analysts for our news articles. Bicycle volume measurements in Seattle are moving towards the same methodology as vehicle measurements. Traffic volumes in Seattle remain unchanged from to Seattle experienced 3 bicycle fatal collisions, up from 1 fatal collision in Serious bicycle injury and fatal collisions increased by