Cars are absolutely a dominating factor in biker safety. In NYC in 2012 and 2013 there were 7766 injuries and 30 fatalities of bikers reported which involved c

Cars are absolutely a dominating factor in biker safety. In NYC in 2012 and 2013 there were 7766 injuries and 30 fatalities of bikers reported which involved cars as compared to 537 injuries and 3 fatalities of bikers which did not involve cars. See page 2 for source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2012-bicycle-crash-data-report.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2012-bicycle-crash... http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2013-bicycle-crash-data-report.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2013-bicycle-crash...