- As people are trying to find alternative modes of transportation to get to work and school, safety on the road is a growing concern. “With the numbers of people returning to cycling with the gas crisis, we’re finding it’s a bigger issue that cyclists know how to safely drive their bikes and follow all the rules of the road,” said is not in our list of bicycle-friendly communities,” Kiker said, noting the lack of on-the-ground resources for cyclists. The number of cyclists killed in traffic collisions nationally has increased by 22 percent from 2003 to 2006, according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. In Maryland, 99 of 593 fatal traffic collisions involved nonmotorists — almost 17 percent — ranking Maryland 17th for nonmotorist fatalities. Mayor Sheila Dixon has made a big push to encourage biking in Baltimore with...
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