2008 data for Georgia indicate that Chatham had the most car vs bike crashes, leaping our county ahead of Fulton. On a per capita basis, this makes us the leader by far as noted in this article in Saturday’s Savannah Morning News.
Why? The rate is so much higher there must be an underlying reason. We would assume there are differences in reporting (maybe we’re doing a better job of that than others?), but clearly there is a problem that we need to address in any case. We’d like to see better enforcement of existing aggressive driving laws, and going forward, a 3 foot passing law for cars as Florida and South Carolina have passed in recent years. We also need to keep educating cyclists that they are safest when they act (and are therefore more likely to be treated) as operators of vehicles.