Bike Safety

Think First - A fun site aimed at educating about helmet safety, especially for young people.

The Parking Office right here at OHSU offers free bike repair assistance as well as tools and materials including:

• basic bike repair tool kit
• various sizes of inner tubes
• patch kits
• pumps

To contact the OHSU Parking Office;
During business hours (7AM - 5PM) call (503)494-8283
After hours, contact Public Safety at (503)494-7744
http://www.ohsu.edu/parking

To report any road hazard call 503 823-1700

City of Portland Links to Construction Information:
http://www.trans.ci.portland.or.us/Engineering_And_Development/SteelBridge/Links.htm

Oregon Department of Transportation Construction Updates:
http://www.odot.state.or.us/region1/construc.htm

City of Portland Riding Tips and Rules of the Road
http://www.trans.ci.portland.or.us/Traffic_Management/Bicycle_Program/RULES.HTML

Safety at Night

City of Portland Riding in the Rain and Night Riding Tips:
http://www.trans.ci.portland.or.us/Traffic_Management/Bicycle_Program/RainTips.HTM

City of Portland Bicycles and the Law:
http://www.trans.ci.portland.or.us/Traffic_Management/Bicycle_Program/law.html

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance: Information about registering your bike
http://www.bta4bikes.org/act/program/protect.html

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Page:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pedbike.htm

Interesting Bicycle facts from USDOT:
Federal Highway Administration Pedestrian / Bicycle Safety Page
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fourthlevel/pro_res_pedbike_facts.htm

• 758 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 1998. This is 6 percent fewer than in 1997 and down 24 percent since 1975.
• Bicycle deaths are most likely to occur in summer. The peak time is 3-9 pm.
• Ninety-eight percent of bicyclists killed in 1998 reportedly weren't wearing helmets.

Age And Gender

• Thirty percent of bicycle deaths in 1998 were riders younger than 16.
• About 7 times as many bicycle deaths are males compared with females. At every age above 2, more male than female bicyclists are killed. Deaths per million people are higher among males than females at all ages older than 3.
• Bicycle deaths per million people rise rapidly for males beginning at about 5 years old and are highest among 13- and 14-year-olds. Death rates also are high among 10-12 year-old males.
• Deaths of older bicyclists are an increasing problem. Seventy percent of 1998 bicycle deaths were riders 16 years and older. This compares with 32 percent of bicycle deaths in 1975.