The DC area has set "a record" for safety

I don't want to jinx anything, but about 3 months ago, we sort of set a record for the "longest period" without any "local" cycling fatalities. 

I've been keeping track of such things since the blog started and have some data from before then - back to about 2004, so really it's the longest stretch in the past 10 years, possibly longer. By local I mean DC and Alexandria and Arlington Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. So that's why recent fatalities in Anne Arundel don't show up.

We've now gone 343 days, and counting, without a single cyclist death (Jahbari Jawon Howe on 6/14/13 being the last). That beats the previous best of 263 days from 9/11/2007 - 5/31/2008. So be careful out there and let's see if we can keep it going. 

Comments

[jeffb]

You know how construction sites have signs giving the number of days without injury?

Wouldn't it be cool if WABA did something similar.

[turtleshell]

Great stat.

Also thanks to all the area drivers who apparently are becoming more used to sharing our roads with cyclists. They deserve a lot of credit for this. Maybe we should send a thank you note to AAA?

[Vince]

@turtleshell please tell me that you are joking

[Crickey7]

I may have acquired my most powerful talisman yet. Not only has it apparently protected me, but its penumbra extends to all cyclists in the area.