Top 5 Things Families Need to Know About Wrongful Death Claims for Bicycle Accidents
Bellingham, Washington has been encouraging residents to ride their bikes in the city with additional bike lanes, including on major arterial road, Holly Street. While protected bike lanes decrease bicycle accidents by about 75%, not all cities have embraced them. About 45,000 people die in motor vehicle accidents every year in the U.S. and about 2% of those deaths are bicyclists. Data from iihs.org shows that 1,084 bicyclists were killed in bicycle accidents with motor vehicles in 2022, the highest number ever recorded. Bicyclist deaths have increased eight percent since 1975, though bicycle death rates among children dropped dramatically in that period.