After 23 million rides, no deaths in U.S. bike share programs

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yanking a bicycle from the docking station outside New York's Grand Central Terminal, a helmetless rider slung a golf bag full of clubs over his shoulder and, along with another rider wearing headphones but no helmet, merged into rush hour traffic. Against all odds – including novice riders, refusal to wear bike helmets and the daily crush of weaving, horn-blaring traffic – not a single rider in New York City's bike share program has been killed since it launched in May 2013, a Citi Bike representative said. …