A study published in the journal of Injury Prevention found the rates of crash fatalities involving kids on bikes or foot continue to decline each year. The authors reviewed police reported crash reports from 26 States between the years 2000 to 2014. They calculated rates of pedestrian and bicycle crashes.
School-age children accounted for nearly one in three pedestrians and one in two cyclists struck by motor vehicle from 2000 to 2014. Interestingly, the rates of these crashes declined 40% and 53%, respectively, over that time, even as adult rates rose. Average crash rates varied geographically from 24 to 100 pedestrians and 15 to 56 cyclists struck per 100 000 youth.
Despite substantial progress, motor vehicle crashes remain a leading killer of US children. Although there were recent increases in adult pedestrian crashes, younger pedestrians and bicyclists experienced ongoing declines in motor vehicle crashes through 2014 across the USA.
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