Crime & Safety
Investigation Reveals Summer Season As Deadliest For Cyclists In Philadelphia
30-year-old Barbara Friedes, a doctor at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was hit and killed while riding her bike in Rittenhouse Square.
July 22, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- CBS News Philadelphia started investigating the issues surrounding bike lanes in the city back in April and now, during the summer months, data shows it's the deadliest time of the year for cyclists.
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Earlier this week, 30-year-old Barbara Friedes, a doctor at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was hit and killed while riding her bike in Rittenhouse Square. It marked the city's first cycling death of this year. There were 10 deaths in 2023 according to the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
In 2017, Emily Fredricks was a pastry chef living in Philadelphia. She didn't have her car in the city because her commute to work was just a 12-minute bike ride. On November 28, 2017, the 24-year-old was hit and killed by a sanitation truck.
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