{"id":57156,"date":"2021-08-12T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57156"},"modified":"2021-08-12T23:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T04:01:26","slug":"texas-biking-action-august-12th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/texas-biking-action-august-12th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking Action August 12th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Texas Pedestrian And Bicyclist Deaths Continue To Climb<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.txdot.gov<\/h4>\n

AUSTIN \u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Despite a decrease in traffic crashes in 2020, Texas saw a dramatic rise in the number of people killed walking and biking on our roadways. Last year, 731 people died in pedestrian-related crashes, an increase of 9% from 2019. Crashes involving bicyclists claimed the lives of 82 people, up from 68 deaths the previous year. These numbers reflect an alarming trend of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities increasing over the last five years.<\/p>\n

Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths account for one in five of all traffic fatalities in the state. Safety officials attribute this growing concern to people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s widespread failure to follow state laws designed to protect pedestrians and bicyclists. To that end, the …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

Underrated benefit of riding a bike: seeing the world through different eyes. Find the closest docking station to you at https:\/\/t.co\/Ja5l5WicGl<\/a> or the BCycle app. pic.twitter.com\/bwPKphPJqq<\/a><\/p>— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) August 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>