The Mineta Transportation Institute has published a report on bikesharing and bicycle safety, highlighting bikesharing's significant impact on the transportation systems in Chicago, New York City, Washington DC, and other major cities.

Bikesharing has some qualities that appear inherently unsafe for bicyclists although the report notes that as of March 2016, zero bikeshare fatalities have occurred within the US. This is despite helmet usage being low in most regions and with bikesharing being used by those who cycle less frequently and by tourists, who are often less familiar with local terrain.

Through a series of four focus groups, researchers discussed bikesharing usage and safety with bikesharing members and nonmembers in the Bay Area. They further engaged experts nationwide from a variety of fields to evaluate their opinions and perspectives on bikesharing and safety. Finally, researchers conducted an analysis of bicycle and bikesharing activity data and bicycle and bikesharing collisions to evaluate injury rates associated with bikesharing when compared with benchmarks of personal bicycling.

The analysis found that collision and injury rates for bikesharing are lower than previously computed rates for personal bicycling. Experts and focus group participants independently pointed to bikesharing rider behavior and bikesharing bicycle design as possible factors. In particular, bikesharing bicycles are generally designed in ways that promote stability and limited speeds, which mitigate the conditions that contribute to collisions. Data analysis also explored whether there was evidence of a "safety in numbers benefit" that resulted from bikesharing activity. Despite this, no significant impact from bikesharing activity on broader bicycle collisions could be found within the regions in which they operate.