ArticleBMJ open2015
Severity of urban cycling injuries and the relationship with personal, trip, route and crash characteristics: analyses using four severity metrics.
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- A scoping review on the relations between urban form and health: a focus on Canadian quantitative evidence.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2019Article
- Well-being, behavioral patterns and cycling crashes of different age groups in Latin America: Are aging adults the safest cyclists?PloS one · 2019Article
- Distraction of cyclists: how does it influence their risky behaviors and traffic crashes?PeerJ · 2018Article
- Bicycling crashes on streetcar (tram) or train tracks: mixed methods to identify prevention measures.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Describing and comparing the characteristics of injured bicyclists and other injured road users: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- An Analysis of Technology-Related Distracted Biking Behaviors and Helmet Use Among Cyclists in New York City.Journal of community health · 2016Article
- The Effect of Sharrows, Painted Bicycle Lanes and Physically Protected Paths on the Severity of Bicycle Injuries Caused by Motor Vehicles.Safety (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between cycling injury severity and personal, trip, route and crash characteristics.
methodsData from a previous study of injury risk, conducted in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, were used to classify injury severity using four metrics: (1) did not continue trip by bike; (2) transported to hospital by ambulance; (3) admitted to hospital; and (4) Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). Multiple logistic regression was used to examine associations with personal, trip, route and crash characteristics.
resultsOf 683 adults injured while cycling, 528 did not continue their trip by bike, 251 were transported by ambulance and 60 were admitted to hospital for further treatment. Treatment urgencies included 75 as CTAS=1 or 2 (most medically urgent), 284 as CTAS=3, and 320 as CTAS=4 or 5 (least medically urgent). Older age and collision with a motor vehicle were consistently associated with increased severity in all four metrics and statistically significant in three each (both variables with ambulance transport and CTAS; age with hospital admission; and motor vehicle collision with did not continue by bike). Other factors were consistently associated with more severe injuries, but statistically significant in one metric each: downhill grades; higher motor vehicle speeds; sidewalks (these significant for ambulance transport); multiuse paths and local streets (both significant for hospital admission).
conclusionsIn two of Canada's largest cities, about one-third of the bicycle crashes were collisions with motor vehicles and the resulting injuries were more severe than in other crash circumstances, underscoring the importance of separating cyclists from motor vehicle traffic. Our results also suggest that bicycling injury severity and injury risk would be reduced on facilities that minimise slopes, have lower vehicle speeds, and that are designed for bicycling rather than shared with pedestrians.
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