Originally Posted by
gobicycling
As I recall (ha, ha) from some research years ago, getting hit from behind is not a frequent accident cause. Number one was the right hook - car passing on left, makes a right hand turn in front of you, and you get a real fast T-Bone steak! I will try and update my research.
I gave a cycling safety presentation a few years ago and researched this also. What I recall is that car-bicycle collisions (enough for a police report) were about 30% right hook, 30% left hook, 30% riding on the wrong side of the street, and 10% hit from behind.