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Bear vs. Bike: Cyclist Hits 300-Pound Black Bear
- DabAsteroid 18y agoA lot of road users are killed each year by collisions with animals. http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/vehicle_animal_collisions.html http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/vehicle_animal_collision...
- DabAsteroid 18y agoFrom the 2005 PDF (Status Report, Vol. 40, No. 1, Jan. 3, 2005) at the above link: Types of vehicles that struck animals, killing vehicle occupants Number Percent Passenger vehicles 80 54 Motorcycles 55 37 Medium or heavy trucks 9 6 All-terrain vehicles, mopeds 3 2 Animals in the collisions in which vehicle occupants were killed Number Percent Deer 113 77 Cattle 13 9 Horses 9 6 Dogs 9 6 Bear 1 1 Cat 1 1 Opossum 1 1 Further, in 5 percent of the single-vehicle, and 10 percent of the multiple-vehicle, fatal crashes involving animals, the animal went through the windshield of the victim vehicle.