Riding your bicycle to work may seem like the most environmentally responsible move to make these days. It seems better than hopping in your car and burning more fossil fuels. But if you live in a big city like New York, you may want to think twice. New York's cyclist death toll is rising as streets become more crowded. A growing city population means more people on the roads. But the city government can’t keep up with the infrastructure improvements needed to make the city bike-friendly. According to an article by City Limits, NYPD data reports that 27 NYC cyclists have been killed as of mid-December. But why is this number so high when cyclist fatalities were only ten a year earlier? A few factors become more lethal when they all occur simultaneously. The article outlines a few of them below. New York City’s Cyclist Death Toll is Rising Riding your bicycle to work may seem like the most environmentally responsible move to make these days. It seems better than hopping in your car and burning more fossil fuels. But if you live in a big city like New York, you may want to think twice. New York's cyclist death toll is rising as streets become more crowded. A growing city population means more people on the roads. But the city government can’t keep up with the infrastructure improvements needed to make the city bike-friendly. According to an article by City Limits, NYPD data reports that 27 NYC cyclists have been killed as of mid-December. But why is this number so high when cyclist fatalities were only ten a year earlier? A few factors become more lethal when they all occur simultaneously. The article outlines a few of them below.
Riding your bicycle to work may seem like the most environmentally responsible move to make these days. It seems better than hopping in your car and burning more fossil fuels. But if you live in a big city like New York, you may want to think twice. New York's cyclist death toll is rising as streets become more crowded. A growing city population means more people on the roads. But the city government can’t keep up with the infrastructure improvements needed to make the city bike-friendly. According to an article by City Limits, NYPD data reports that 27 NYC cyclists have been killed as of mid-December. But why is this number so high when cyclist fatalities were only ten a year earlier? A few factors become more lethal when they all occur simultaneously. The article outlines a few of them below.