Bicycle Fatalities and Serious Injuries
Updated Using 2023 Data

Bicycle fatalities and serious injuries are the total numbers of bicyclists and their passengers killed on Florida’s roadways within 30 days of a crash or seriously injured due to traffic crashes on Florida’s roadways during a calendar year.

Methodology

Methodology: Bicycle Fatalities and Serious Injuries

The bicycle fatalities are the total number of bicyclists and/or their passengers killed in a traffic crash on Florida's public roads within 30 days of the crash. The bicycle serious injuries are the total number of incapacitating injuries sustained by bicyclists and/or their passengers in a traffic crash on Florida's public roads.

Calculation

`"Bicycle Fatalities" = ∑"Bicyclist killed from a traffic crash"`
`"Bicycle Serious Injuries" = ∑"Bicyclist seriously injured (incapacitated) from a traffic crash"`

Reporting Periods

  • Peak Hour
  • Peak Period
  • Daily
  • Yearly
Definitions

Definitions: Bicycle Fatalities and Serious Injuries

  • Bicycle: A vehicle propelled solely by human power, or a motorized bicycle propelled by a combination of human power and an electric helper motor rated at 200 watts or less, including pedalcycles but excluding a vehicle with a seat height less than 26 inches from the ground when the seat is adjusted to its highest position, or a scooter or similar device.
  • Number of fatalities: Total number of people killed on roadways as a direct result of a traffic crash within thirty days of the crash occurrence.
  • Number of serious injuries: Total number of disabling/incapacitating injuries (such as broken bones, severed limbs, etc.) from traffic crashes that prevent the injured individuals from engaging in normal activities and that usually require hospitalization and transport to a medical facility.
  • Reporting Period
    • Yearly: Includes all the calendar days in a year.
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Date of last refresh: 10/07/2024

SOURCES

For 2023: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of March 1, 2024
For 2022: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of November 15,2023
Prior years: FDOT State Safety Office's historic Crash Analysis Reporting (CAR) database