Which driver behavior do cyclists find most dangerous on bridges?
16%
16% of cyclists name drivers passing too closely as the most dangerous behavior on a bridge.
n = 3,057 US cyclists · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
Passing too closely16%
Driving too close to the bike lane or shoulder16%
Speeding15%
Distracted driving14%
Honking or aggressive driving12%
Failing to yield when cyclists merge11%
Not giving cyclists time to clear the bridge11%
Tailgating6%
0%50%100%
Single-choice question. Passing too closely and driving close to the bike lane are tied.
What it means
No single behavior dominates. The top five sit within four points of each other, which suggests the problem is the environment rather than one bad habit.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,057
- Population
- US cyclists
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How cyclists experience bridges
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Which driver behavior do cyclists find most dangerous on bridges?" Survey of 3,057 US cyclists, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-driver-behavior-cyclists-find-most-dangerous-on-bridges
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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