BICYCLE HELMET USAGE RATES IN VICTORIA 1983-1990

The 1990 bicycle helmet surveys of primary and secondary school children cycling to and from school showed that the helmet wearing rates of primary school students have remained stable at 74.8% in the metropolitan area, and increased to 64.4% in the regional centres. The helmet wearing rates of secondary school children are much lower, increasing to 24.7% in the metropolitan area and 25.7% in the regional centres. The helmet wearing rates for commuter cyclists decreased slightly to 43.5% in the metropolitan area and increased to 14.5% in the regional centres. There has been a significant increase in helmet wearing amongst recreational cyclists in the metropolitan area, to 32.2%, but it has remained steady at 17.3% in the regional centres. The helmet wearing rates for adults and primary school-aged cyclists riding recreationally are much less than when commuting to school or work. In both the metropolitan and country areas, footpath cyclists of all ages have lower helmet wearing rates than cyclists on roads.

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  Victoria Road Safety and Traffic Authority, Australia

  854 Glenferrie Road
  Hawthorne, Victoria  Australia  3122
• Authors:
  • SULLIVAN, G
  • Wise, A
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Cyclists; Data collection; Helmets; Recreation; Rural areas; School children; Surveys; Urban areas; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601388
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• ISBN: 0-7306-1385-2
• Report/Paper Numbers: GR 90-9, HS-040 720
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM