"In the United States, more than 47,000 bicyclists have died in traffic crashes since 1932. In 2002, 662 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes ... [T]hese deaths accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities ...[The good news is] the number of bicyclist fatalities in 2002 was 8 percent lower than the fatalities reported in 1992." "In the United States, more than 47,000 bicyclists have died in traffic crashes since 1932. In 2002, 662 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes ... [T]hese deaths accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities ...[The good news is] the number of bicyclist fatalities in 2002 was 8 percent lower than the fatalities reported in 1992."

External Links:

More Information: www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2002/2002pcyfacts.pdf

Further Reading:

Traffic Safety Facts 2002