Anatomy Of A Bicycle Accident: Who's At Fault?
(CBS) -- Bikes, cars and pedestrians -- it's the delicate dance of the city.
On Friday, CBS 2 observed the dangers firsthand.
It happened in a flash. As reporter Sandra Torres was preparing for a live shot at Adams and Canal, a bicyclist collided with a taxi.
Banged-up biker Lance Cooper broke a bone in his hand.
He initially thought the cabbie ran a red light, but after watching the video he conceded he may have been at fault.
He was ticketed for running a red light. The cabbie, meanwhile, was ticketed for driving without a license.
It's the life of a biker in Chicago.
Cooper, released from the hospital later Friday, says he's had five or six accidents. He advises wearing a helmet.
According to the city of Chicago's bicycle crash analysis there are roughly 1,500 bike-versus- vehicle accidents a year.
The number of injury crashes are increasing, as are the number of bikers -- up more than 150 percent since 2000.
From 2005 to 2010, 32 cyclists in Chicago were killed in crashes with vehicles. Of the 32, 31 were not wearing helmets.