Cyclist Assaults Database
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trickmilla at 04.18.07 - 4:46 pm
We need a place that can receive and organize data about assaults against cyclists. All the resources I looked at were primarily about cars and had a little stuff about cyclists thrown in. There was nothing about hit and runs or attacks the data was just about crashes and was very vague.
Cyclists often report that assults against them go uninvestigated. In turn, cyclist assaults are greatly under-reported giving public agencies an inaccurate record of the severity of the problem.
This database is for recording and organizing information about all assaults(including all hit and runs) against cyclists.
This database would NOT be for recording accidental collisions with a another vehicle, animal, or stationary object.
Please feel free to offer help or sugestions.
http://cyclistassaults.org?
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Jump-start the database by documenting an assault on a cyclist The following can be used as a template. (just cut and paste)
--- Reporter
Victim
Victim Representative
Eye Witness
Published Article (link sources)
--- Location
State
City
Cross Streets
---Time
Hour
Day
Month
Year
Assault or Attempted Assault
--- Type of Assault
punch
attack with blunt weapon
attack with sharp weapon
shot at by air pistol
shot at with gun
pushed with car
hit by car (hit and run)
grabbed while moving
soft object launched
hard object launched
other (list)
--- Damage (all that apply)
none
mild injury
severe injury
minor damage to bicycle
major damage to bicycle
---Assalint Type (all that apply)
Vehicle Driver
Vehicle Passenger
Pedestrian
Cyclist
Animal
Other (list)
OPTIONAL IF KNOWN
--- Assailint descrption
--- Vehicle Descrpition + Lic. Plate
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That would be a totally different database ... but a good one.
It would make it a lot harder for theives to flip bikes if they had to worry about a national database that any shopper could access.
trickmilla04.21.07 - 9:49 pm
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