Houston Becoming Bicycle Friendly – Risk of Bicycle Injury Decreasing?

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t Houston h

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hen tining fo

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no

th

est

e g

e

t fo

iding, the st

eets inside Houston h

ve not been kno

n fo

being p

ticul

ly bicycle f

iendly.  Unfo

tun

tely, inside Houston, you

ch

nces fo bicycle inju

y

e quite high.

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t the neide

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t

s Houston continues to

dd mo

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nd bicycle l

nes,

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n inc

e

se the numbe

of cyclists on the st

eets of Houston

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e

sing the numbe

of bicycle inju

y

ccidents.  Fo

mo

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m

tion

bout bicycle inju

y

ccidents, bicycle inju

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