From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Residents, bicyclists clash on sharing rural roads," by Sue Hurley--
[T]he dangers of sharing the roadways are clear. In 2003, 17 bicyclists were killed on Illinois roads, and 2,971 were injured, according to Illinois Department of Transportation officials.
In Missouri, nine people were killed in bicycle traffic accidents in 2003, the last year for which statistics were available. More than 650 were injured in crashes involving bicycles, said Al Nothum of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Most car-bicycle accidents occur in urban areas.
--Posted by T. Evan Schaeffer of the Illinois Vioxx law firm of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C.
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