May is Bicycle Safety Month

(Jefferson City, MO) May is Bicycle Safety Month and officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol encourage motorists and bicyclists to stay alert and be courteous. A Corporal with the Patrol, Dallas Thompson, says it's a time of the year to pay extra attention to the increased amount of traffic we face in May.

Thompson adds preliminary statistics for 2023 indicate eight people were killed and 438 injured in 522 traffic crashes involving a bicycle. According to Thompson you should know the law regarding operating a bicycle and be a safe rider.