Bicycling and Pedestrian Safety

On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
-- From the Vatican's 10 Road Commandments

26%	Percentage of Metro Region road fatalities that were cyclists or pedestrians (2006)
15%	Percentage of Michigan road fatalities that were cyclists or pedestrians (2001-2002)
0.7%	Percentage of TEA-21 safety set aside used to improve cycling and pedestrian safety in Michigan (1998-2002)
35	Number of safety points available to Oakland County road projects for reducing motor vehicle crashes
0	Number of safety points available to Oakland County road projects for reducing cycling and pedestrian fatalities

The safety points noted in the last two items are critically important. They are used to prioritize which STP road projects receive federal funding within Oakland County. Read more

Resources

• Michigan Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan (April 21, 2006), Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission
• Ann Arbor Traffic Calming
• Bicyclists' Injuries and the Cycling Environment ("the BICE Study")
• Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons From The Netherlands and Germany
• Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling
• Strange but True: Helmets Attract Cars to Cyclists

MDOT Metro Region Crash Data

Macomb County

	All Crashes		Bicycle		Pedestrian		Bicycle + Pedestrian
	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	% of Fatal
2007	23,798	49	245	1	142	7	387	8	16.3%
2006	22,660	57	194	2	161	11	355	13	22.8%
2005	25,261	41	202	1	153	11	355	12	29.3%
2004	25,193	52	185	1	156	15	341	16	30.8%

Oakland County

	All Crashes		Bicycle		Pedestrian		Bicycle + Pedestrian
	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	% of Fatal
2007	37,781	48	234	0	189	6	423	6	12.5%
2006	37,415	58	210	3	222	10	432	13	22.4%
2005	41,959	77	223	0	256	12	479	12	15.6%
2004	43,759	71	230	0	232	15	462	15	21.1%

St. Clair County

	All Crashes		Bicycle		Pedestrian		Bicycle + Pedestrian
	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	% of Fatal
2007	4,425	17	38	1	24	1	62	2	11.8%
2006	4,278	17	29	0	34	3	63	3	17.6%
2005	4,774	18	30	0	36	3	66	3	16.7%
2004	5,221	19	35	0	38	3	73	3	15.8%

Wayne County

	All Crashes		Bicycle		Pedestrian		Bicycle + Pedestrian
	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	Total	Fatal	% of Fatal
2007	53,873	170	434	4	823	44	1,257	48	28.2%
2006	54,480	161	406	8	860	40	1,266	48	29.8%
2005	63,159	156	433	8	922	50	1,355	58	37.2%
2004	67,763	175	485	2	1,050	47	1,535	49	28.0%

Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Data

Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Data

Year	Michigan Crash Facts	SEMCOG Crash Facts
2007	Report	Report
2006	Report	Report
2005	Report	Report
2004	Report	Report
2003	Report	Report
2002	Report	Report
2001	Report	Report

• Ten-year trends for fatal crashes (2006): bicyclists | pedestrians
• Five-year trends for age and action (2006): bicyclists and pedestrians
• Nationwide fatality data on Fatal Analysis Reporting Systems (FARS)

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