Mapping Motor Vehicle Collisions in New York City

The map shows the areas with the most injuries and fatalities, but I’m hesitant to use the phrase “most dangerous”, as the collisions data does not tell us how many motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians traveled through each area without injury. It might make for interesting further analysis to estimate total vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian travel in each area, then attempt to calculate the areas with the highest probability of injury or fatality per unit of distance traveled. Google Street View illustrates some of the challenges cyclists face in these areas, including cars parked in bike lanes:

While I was working on this post, I happened to walk by Tillary & Jay streets one evening with some friends, one of whom captured this video of cyclists contending with a double-decker tour bus:

I did not do any extensive investigation of the relationship between bike lanes and cyclist injuries, but it would make for interesting further analysis.

Source: toddwschneider.com