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32 <br /> speeds, driver vehicle types, and whether the crash was a hit and run crash.This information will <br /> hopefully yield some information about which types of drivers are most involved in crashes and allow <br /> for targeted outreach efforts to these specific groups. <br /> y( Ilq, 111110°4Iui r111,I I.III 4 1111 <br /> Overall, 34 bicycle crashes occurred in Orange County(outside of Chapel Hill/Carrboro) between January <br /> 1, 2007 and December 31, 2013. All of these crashes were defined as occurring in rural areas, did not <br /> occur in any municipality or other jurisdiction and, in each case, the bicyclists involved in these crashes <br /> were in the travel lane riding with traffic. In all but one case, the weather was clear; the other instance <br /> occurred on a cloudy day,just after a storm event. It is also important to note that in three cases, <br /> crashes involved bicyclists under the influence of alcohol. All three of these cases occurred on major <br /> (NC US 70 54,roadways 70, <br /> Age Groups and US 15-501) and two <br /> resulted in a bicyclist <br /> fatality.The two <br /> 35% "°'. 6-10 bicyclists killed on major <br /> roads were both African- <br /> 111111 11-15 <br /> 25/ <br /> American men.The <br /> 20% 5 (15%) 4( ° „����(15%) ������ ���w���16-19 other fatality occurred <br /> 2/) 5 <br /> 20-24 around 8:00 AM in the <br /> 10% 1 3 1 3% 1 3 000 � 25 29 morning to a white <br /> 5/ 0/.... <br /> ° 30-39 male. <br /> 40-49 <br /> of of of of of h,s t,Ago <br /> O'y titi� Nco'y _j' LPL oP'3' �O� <o� �O '` 50-59 Of the 34 crashes <br /> occurring in Orange <br /> County between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2013, 13 or 38%of crashes involved bicyclists <br /> between the age of 50 and 59,while bicyclists between the age of 20 and 24 and bicyclists between the <br /> age of 60 and 69 accounted for the second-highest affected age groups. It is unclear if older adults <br /> represent a higher percentage of bicycle crashes or if crashes are equally distributed among the age <br /> groups of riders in rural <br /> ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ <br /> Orange County. <br /> pp Injury Severity <br /> it w av <br /> Of the 34 bicycle crashes °° 15(44.1% <br /> three (3) crashes resulted in 50.0/ Avmb _ <br /> 40.0 von. <br /> a fatality, seven (7) in a 30.0/ <br /> ° 7(20.6%) 7(20.6% <br /> disabling injury, 15 in an � <br /> 20.0% 3..(.8 8%) IIVti✓ <br /> evident injury, (7) in a 10.0/ 2(5.9%) <br /> 1 Y, ( ) <br /> ° <br /> possible injury, and two (2) <br /> 0.0% <br /> in no injury. Overall, more K: Killed A: B: Evident C: Possible 0: No <br /> than one half of crashes Disabling Injury Injury Injury <br /> (64.7 percent) resulted in a Injury <br /> Orange County Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis <br />