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Show ACCIDENTS OF 1 BICYCLES FEW Records Show Less Than for . Motor Vehicles or Passengers Pas-sengers Cars There Is an impression In the public mind that there is a large number of uccldents to users of bicycles on the I p i r.y0ffi' I highways of the nntlnn ,vTi-ii investigation of the rotate I of Connecticut, however, would seem to disprove this th,nr ,- There per- ! hups are aa many bicycles In Cpnneo- Ucut as In any other area of equal sixo, i With the Connccticu: figures .is a ba- .sis. therefore, It will be shown that ; there are fi-wer accidents to bicyclists than to any other group of vehicle ! drivers, based upon i h" .1 n.ilysl. ui'.nc-cidonls ui'.nc-cidonls per thousand vehicles. The figure-. . ompiled by the MO- ilor Vehicle department of Connecticut I show a total registration of iiM.ofio motor vehicles and the numb.n- f li- I cycles ridden ! esl limited at 60.000. According to offic i i! Rtatlsttc, the ra-tlo ra-tlo of tUe number of blcy les per ono fatality to operator. Is: Klcycles. no In 600ft. I Motor vehicles, pacsonfrers cars, one Jin 61'99. i Motor vehicles, commercial cars, one in 6003. Ratio per number of vehicles por on' l fatality to ocLupnnts. operators, passengers, pass-engers, ono in 1495. The Bicycle Manufacturers' ansocia tion has gone on record as deslrinp to I co-operate with motor vehicle depart -menu of the various mat- in minimising mini-mising and avoiding accidents on the highways to bicycle riders ami these Statistics show that few accidents o -(iii- to riders, between the sges of 10 and 18. In fact, records show only Un eo in one yes r The Bicycle Manufacturers association, associa-tion, !n furtherance of its dealre u i 1 duce accidents to the minimum, has recommended to all dialers that, wheh a sale of a bicycle is made, they In-1, struct the purchaser as to the laws of the highways and also has recommended recom-mended that fatli manufacturer Insert In its catalogues and all printed mat-ter, mat-ter, t he follow Ing: The bicycle Is a vehicle, ami therefore there-fore entitled to the same rights and privileges m the highways enjoyed b. horse-drawn vehicles or automobiles. bscrvo the law governing the use of highways. Never rldn on the wrnn: side of the road Do not "hitch on" to a ehicle. Equip your bicycle with a bell or nt-hei warning device. I'sf lamps ft night for yrur own protection |