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What factor do you believe explains the 78% drop in deaths and serious injuries per bicycle trip in NYC from 2000-2017? https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads

What factor do you believe explains the 78% drop in deaths and serious injuries per bicycle trip in NYC from 2000-2017? https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-cycling-risk.pdf https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-cycling-risk... I'm legitimately curious. I'm not a New Yorker, so it's very plausible that there are factors involved that I'm not aware of. E.g. if the additional 130 million trips in 2017 are all in Central Park, that could explain it.

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
There's some study that's popular to post around here (maybe someone has the link, I don't have it) but the gist of it is that in the past few years they identified the dangerous intersections and changed them up to make them less dangerous.
wefarrell 7y ago
I've only been biking here the last 6 years so it's hard to speculate, but I would guess that the number of people biking have forced cars to adjust. It's pretty rare for me to feel like I'm at risk of being hit by a car and anytime they don't notice me it's because I'm in their blind spot, which I now know to be aware of. Pedestrians are another story. They will cross streets and watch out for cars but not cyclists. I almost killed a small child when her mother directed her into the bike lane (without looking) in order to get around some obstacle on the side walk. Pedestrians do not pay attention and are frequently on their phones.
- fooblitzky 7y ago
  But what caused the number of people biking to increase? Also - didn't the linked article explicitly rule out increased number of people biking as a factor in reducing fatalities?