Per SHA this is bicycle safety???
Update to update: They lied the site is still up. After three months you would thing they could have gotten this fixed
Bicycle Safety Things to Know:
Did You Know?
* Children hit by cars can be killed, even when cars are moving slowly.
* Death can occur if your head is struck by a vehicle traveling as slow as 15 miles per hour.
* Children 1-2 years old are most often hurt by a backing vehicle.
* Children 3-4 years old are most often hit while crossing a street near home.
* Falls from tricycles or other play vehicles can cause serious head and brain injuries.
* Boys are much more likely than girls to be injured or killed in traffic.
* 75% of all biking related injuries requiring hospital treatment happen to children.
* 75% of biking related deaths involve injuries to the head.
* Brain injuries are preventable.
Maryland Roads web site: <a href="http://www.marylandroads.com/Index.aspx?PageId=359">http://www.marylandroads.com/Index.aspx?PageId=359</a>
Our links to safety tips: <a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/links/index.php?category=Must+read+for+bike+safety">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/links/index.php?category=Must+read+for+bike+safety</a>
Original coverage: <a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=2009072323115365">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=2009072323115365</a>
If you are outraged over this poor excuse for bike safety contact: Michael Jackson <mjackson3@mdot.state.md.us>;