REDUCING THE ACCIDENT TOLL AMONG YOUNG BICYCLISTS

Bicycle accidents result in about 1,000 fatalities per year in the US; about six to nine fatalities occur per year in Oklahoma. Possible applications of educational measures, roadway engineering, bicycle design and law enforcement measures which might reduce the toll of bicycle injuries are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Oklahoma State Medical Association

  601 NW Expressway
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73118
• Authors:
  • Ernster, J
  • Gross, R H
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 397-402
• Serial:
  • Oklahoma State Medical Association Journal
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Oklahoma State Medical Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Countermeasures; Education; Fatalities; Highway design; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386821
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 265
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM