"NACTO research in seven cities shows that pairing bike share with protected bike lanes encourages riding, increases the visibility of people on bikes, and reduces overall biking risk."

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When cities build protected bike lanes, ridership significantly increases, with rates ranging from 21% to 171% across North American cities.

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Building bike lanes improves cyclist safety, five of the seven U.S. cities NACTO surveyed, the absolute number of deaths or severe injuries declined from 2007 to 2014, even as bike ridership rates increased.

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As the number of people biking increases, the risk of a bicyclist being struck by a motorist declines.

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