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Infographic: The 29 Cyclists Who Died In 2019
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Clarisa Diaz
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Emma Whitford
Published Dec 17, 2019
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It has been a dangerous year to ride a bike in New York City. Even though NYC became the first U.S. city to implement Vision Zero, the initiative to eliminate traffic related injuries and deaths, more cyclists have died in 2019 than any other year since 2000. Overall traffic deaths have also increased compared to the same time last year—205 up from 192 according to the Department of Transportation. But cycling deaths have nearly tripled this year compared to last.
So far in 2019, 29 cyclists were killed.
You can read our story for portraits of each cyclist killed this year here.
Twenty-seven of them were killed by drivers—one died after colliding with a pedestrian in Central Park. Six drivers were charged, meaning 21 drivers were not. (Instances of drivers being ticketed for things like equipment violations and unsafe door opening, which carries a monetary fine, are excluded from this graphic.)
Update: The NYPD announced mid-day on December 17, 2019 that the driver who fatally struck Matt Travis was charged.
Update, December 23, 2019: The graphic has been updated to show that 29 cyclists have been killed.
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