The benefits of cycling have long been recognized. The bicycle is cheap to buy and run and is in urban areas often the quickest door-to-door mode. It is a benign form of transport, being noiseless, non-polluting, energy-and space-efficient and non-threatening to most other road users.

By law, bicycles on the roadway are vehicles with the same rights and responsibilities as motorized vehicles. NHTSA’s bicycle safety initiatives focus on encouraging safer choices on the part of bicyclists and drivers to help reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.