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The 5 Most Common Bike-Car Collisions & How to Avoid Them

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Bicycling Magazine has a nice feature on common collisions between cyclists and drivers and what to do to avoid those situations. According to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, nearly half of all bike-car crashes happen when "a motorist fails to see a cyclist and makes a left turn," the magazine says. (via bicycle advocate Stephen Box on Twitter).

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