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. 2015 Apr 2;21(4):221–230. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041317

Table 1.

State templates and inclusion of bicycle information

State (date of most recent report) Pedal cyclist code Potential impact point of motor vehicle Potential impact point of bicycle Pedal cycle- specific location code Pedal cycle- specific action code Pedal cycle clothing or light code Pedal cycle sobriety/physical condition Helmet code Bike-specific path of travel in diagram and bike manoeuvre
Alabama (1991) Yes 11 (8 sides) No Yes  Yes Constraining clothing No No (motor cycle) No
Alaska (2001) Yes 9 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Arizona (2008) Yes 14 (8 sides) No Yes No No No Yes No
Arkansas (2000) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
California (2003) Yes No No No No No No Yes No
Colorado (2006) Yes 20 (16 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Connecticut (2001 and 1994) Yes No No No No High visibility clothing (1994) No Yes (1994) No
Delaware (1988) Yes 15 (12 sides) No No No No No No (motor cycle) No
District of Columbia (2011) Yes 18 (12 sides) No No No No No No No
Florida (2001) Yes 20 (14 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Georgia (2003) Yes 15 (12 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Hawaii (1996) Yes 10 (8 sides) No Yes Yes No No No No
Idaho (2011) Yes 14 (12 sides) No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Illinois (2009) Yes 12 (8 sides) No Yes Yes Constraining clothing, reflective material, light No Yes No
Indiana (2003) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Iowa (2001) Yes 10 (8 sides) No Yes Yes Reflective clothing, light No Yes No
Kansas (2009) Yes 22 (16 sides) No No No Reflective clothing No No (motor cycle) No
Kentucky (2000) Yes None No No No No No Yes No
Louisiana (2005) Yes 17 (12 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Maine (2010) Yes 12 sides No motorcycle Yes Yes and manoeuvres No No Yes Yes manoeuvre
Maryland (2006) Yes 23 (16 sides) No No No Clothing not visible Yes Yes No
Massachusetts (2012) Yes 9 (8 sides) No Yes Yes Reflective clothing
Lighting
No Yes Yes
Michigan (2010) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Minnesota (2008) Yes 12 (8 sides) No No Yes No No Yes No
Mississippi Yes 18 (16 sides) No No No Reflective clothing No Yes No
Missouri (2012) Yes 19 (14 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Montana Yes No diagram No Yes No No No Yes No
Nebraska (2011) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Costume helmet No
Nevada (2004) Yes 10 (8 sides) Yes
8 sides
Yes (lane, route, path) No Reflective clothing Lighting No Yes No
New Hampshire (2013) Yes 17 (14 sides) No No Yes No No Yes No
New Jersey (2010) Yes 14 (12 sides) No No Yes No No Yes No
New Mexico (1997) Yes 14 (12 sides) No No Yes No Yes No No
New York (2004) Yes 14 (12 sides) No Yes Yes No No Yes No
North Carolina (2009) (1999) Yes 21 (16 sides) 4 sides
bike (1999)
Yes (1999) Yes (1999) No No Yes (1999) Yes—line (1999)
North Dakota (2009) Yes 9 (8 sides) 8 sides (motor cycle) No No No No Yes No—line for motor cycle
Ohio (2012) Yes 11 (8 sides) No Yes Yes Reflective clothing
Lighting
No Yes No
Oklahoma (2007) Yes 14 (12 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Oregon (2011 Insurance report) (1998 police form) Yes Motor vehicle diagram No No Yes Reflective clothing
Lighting
Yes Yes Yes
Pennsylvania (2009) (Insurance report) No 14 (12 sides) No No No No No No—Motor
Cycle
No
Rhode Island (2012) (Insurance report) Yes No No No No No No No No
South Carolina (2001) and (2005 Insurance report) Yes 11 (8 sides) 4 sides (2001) No No Reflective clothing 2001
Lighting 2001
No Yes
2001
No
South Dakota (2003) Yes 14 (12 sides) No Yes No Reflective clothing
Lighting
No Yes No
Tennessee (2000) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Texas (2010) Yes 12 sides No Yes No No No Yes No
Utah (2005) Yes 14 (12 sides) No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Vermont (2012) Yes 12 (8 sides) No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Virginia (2007) Yes 13 (12 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Washington (2006) Yes 10 (8 sides) No Yes Yes Reflective clothing No Yes No
West Virginia (2007) Yes 14 (12 sides) 12 sides (motor cycle) No No Reflective clothing
Lighting
No Yes No
Wisconsin (1996) Yes 10 (8 sides) No No No No No Yes No
Wyoming (2007) Yes 14 (12 sides) No No No No No Yes No
MMUCC (Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (2012) Yes 12 sides 12 sides (motor cycle) Yes Yes Reflective clothing
Lighting
No Yes No