Bicycle Deaths Nearing NYC Record This Year, Study Finds

NEW YORK CITY — Cycling in New York City this year could be deadlier than usual, a new study hints.

The city is on track to have the deadliest year for bike riders since 1999, a Transportation Alternatives study released Tuesday found.

Crashes killed 25 bike riders so far this year, which is 58 percent higher than the average since city officials launched the "Vision Zero" effort in 2014 to prevent traffic deaths, according to the analysis.

Mayor Eric Adams needs to take action to stop the rise of deaths under his watch, said Danny Harris, executive director of Transportation Alternatives.

"We're facing a crisis of traffic violence on our streets — 183 New Yorkers killed in traffic violence and the deadliest two years for bike riders under any mayor in recorded history," Harris said in a statement.

"Announcements alone are not infrastructure. Promises won’t keep bike riders safe – but completed, fully-protected bike lanes will."

The study found 94 percent of bicycle riders killed by a car were on streets without protected bike lanes.

Advocates with Transportation Alternatives pressed Adams administration officials to complete the NYC Streets Plan, which required at least 50 miles of protected bike lanes to be completed this year.

Only 13.5 miles have been installed so far, they said.

Read the full study here.