For Sidney Ozer, biking down the streets of his hometown of Philadelphia is a family tradition started by his father.'My father was in charge of all the programs for Fairmount Park, the park system in Philadelphia, and he helped bring some of the bike lanes and bike paths to the city in the 80s,' he said, 'And I helped organize bike rides through my life.'So, it was no surprise that the bicycling bug also bit his active and athletic son, Samuel.'Samuel was this bright, happy kid loved helping people,' Ozer said.That all changed on Father's Day 2020. With his helmet on, Samuel was biking just a mile from his home, when a speeding vehicle struck and killed him.'He was killed where about 10 other people were recently killed in the past few years as well,' Ozer said. 'And now, after his death, a recreational bike path was being built and a traffic light is being built.'SEE MORE: Researchers look to AI to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist fatalitiesSamuel's death is part of a growing trend in America, where pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are up 60% since 2011 to more than 8,000 last year.In the past 25 years, the percentage of people who died in road crashes while inside a vehicle dropped from 80% of all road deaths to 66%. At the same time, the share of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths climbed sharply making up 20% of all road deaths in 1997, to now accounting for 34% of all road deaths.Nicole Brunet is with the nonprofits Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets. She says street design is part of the issue.'If you're somebody in a car, the street is designed perfect for you,' Brunet said. 'The ideal street is balanced: A street that's built for a pedestrian and a bicyclist, somebody that has mobility issues. We need to think about the most vulnerable user of the road.'Street design is something that also is on the minds of those at the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) as are the vehicles that are on those road
For Sidney Ozer, biking down the streets of his hometown of Philadelphia is a family tradition started by his father."My father was in charge of all the programs for Fairmount Park, the park system in Philadelphia, and he helped bring some of the bike lanes and bike paths to the city in the 80s," he said,"And I helped organize bike rides through my life."So, it was no surprise that the bicycling bug also bit his active and athletic son, Samuel.
"SEE MORE: Lowering your speed by just 5 mph could make the roads saferVehicles like pickup trucks and SUVs have become increasingly popular in the U.S. Those vehicles are heavier and higher off the ground and may limit what drivers can see.
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