10 Riskiest and 10 Safest States for Bicyclists Identified by StreetLight Data
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, bike riding found new peaks in popularity across America. Bicycle safety is now a top priority for states as they welcome the annual “bike season.” To shed data-driven light on this important topic, StreetLight Data today unveiled its unique Bike Safety Shift: Top 10 Riskiest States report. In its analysis, StreetLight Data highlights the top 10 riskiest and top 10 safest states for cyclists.
“It doesn’t make sense to measure bike risk per-capita data when not everyone in the state rides bikes,” said Laura Schewel, CEO and co-founder of StreetLight Data. “Because of the availability of Big Data, we can for the first time measure bike risk per mile biked nationwide.
UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 9:17 am ET
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A pair of the “most dangerous roads in New Jersey” pass through Newark, a report says: Route 21 and I-280. (File Photo: Shutterstock)
NEWARK, NJ A pair of the 10 most dangerous roads in New Jersey pass through Newark, a report says.
AdvisorSmith, a small business research website, has released a list of what it calls the most dangerous roads in New Jersey. Researchers examined the total number of crash fatalities for interstate highways, national highways and state roads from 2016 to 2019, taking the length of the roadways into account.
The study used data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Learn more about its methodology and see the full ranking here.
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