Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control — Content from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (public domain).
Key points
* Thousands of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists die on our nation’s roads every year.
* These crash injuries and deaths are preventable.
* Wearing a helmet while riding on a bicycle, e-bicycle, or motorcycle can save lives.
Pedestrian Safety
Safe roadway environments can help keep prevent pedestrian injury. Over 8,000 pedestrians were killed on our nation’s roads in crashes involving a motor vehicle in 2022.1 Local and state public health partners, other transportation-related agencies, and communities can work together to keep pedestrians safe in multiple ways, including considering evidence-based strategies that promote driving at safe speeds.23 You can take steps to keep yourself safe as a pedestrian, like by wearing reflective clothing and crossing streets at a designated crosswalk or intersection whenever possible. Keep reading: Pedestrian Safety Bicycle Safety
Stay safe while riding a bicycle. Nearly 1,000 bicyclists die and about 120,000 are injured in crashes that occur on roads in the United States every year.1 All bicyclists, regardless of age, can help protect themselves by wearing properly fitted bicycle helmets every time they ride. Effective interventions to reduce injuries and fatalities to bicyclists include bicycle helmet laws and changes to the environment (e.g., protected bike lanes).2 Keep reading: Bicycle Safety Motorcycle Safety
Motorcycle helmets can save lives and reduce injuries. More than 6,000 motorcyclists died4 on our nation’s roads in 2022, and about 220,000 were treated in emergency departments for crash injuries.1 A universal helmet law is an effective way for states to save lives and costs related to motorcycle crash injuries.5 Keep reading: Motorcycle Safety