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Bob Mionske has a very interesting and useful summary of the most common car-bike collisions. Here is his brief summary of the data and conclusions presented more fully in the article:
The bottom line is that the type of accident is largely dependent upon the type of cyclist. For children and inexperienced cyclists, running stop signs and shooting out from a driveway are the most frequent cause of injury accidents.

On the other hand, the types of accidents that occur to avid cyclists more closely resemble those experienced by motorcyclists than those happening to infrequent cyclists or child cyclists. Three things that likely readers of this column should watch out for are:

1) Drivers that make a left turn in front of them
2) Getting flattened from behind, especially on narrow, two-lane roads as darkness approaches
3) Young, impetious auto drivers

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