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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 06:54 AM
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Default General Accident Statistics from 2004

Look closely at the numbers and you will see that being a Motorcyclist is safer then being a pedestrian these days! The next safe thing to do is pedaling your way around!

Traffic crashes 252,902
Drivers involved 376,111
Average crashes per day 691
Mileage Death Rate (per 100 million VM) 1.66

Fatalities 3,257
Fatal crashes 2,936

Injuries 227,192
Injury crashes 142,388

Property damage only crashes 107,578

Alcohol-related fatalities 1,093
Alcohol-related injuries 17,580
Alcohol-related crashes 23,013
Alcohol-related fatal crashes 998
Alcohol-related injury crashes 11,002


Pedestrians killed 504 <-----Look!
Pedestrians injured 7,551
Pedestrian crashes 8,084

Bicyclists killed 119 <------Look!
Bicyclists injured 4,820
Bicycle crashes 5,203

Motorcyclists killed 388 <------Look!
Motorcyclists injured 6,558
Motorcycle crashes 7,367

http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/hsmvdocs/CF2004/

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