Half or more cyclist deaths in 2021-23 were avoidable

The majority of cyclist deaths involved alcohol, distraction or speeding.

A bar graph comparing total cyclist deaths to those that involved alcohol, distraction or speeding. Of the 16 cyclist deaths in 2021, 8 involved those factors. In 2022, 9 out of 11 involved those factors. So far in 2023, 10 out of 15 have involved those factors.
Data from Jan. 2021 through Nov. 30, 2023. TREDS counts factors individually. A small number of crashes involved multiple factors. The crossover is not considered significant enough to affect overall data.
Chart: Ryan Nadeau/VCU Capital News ServiceSource: Virginia Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS)Get the dataEmbedDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper