Traffic accidents have witnessed an overall decline in recent years, but the percentage of cases involving bicycles is on the rise.
National Police Agency data show bicycles were involved in 20.8 percent of all traffic accidents in 2011, up 18.5 percent from 2001.
There were also 2,801 bicycle accidents involving pedestrians in 2011, up 994 from 2001.
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