PEDAL-CYCLE INJURIES

This study of 613 bicycle injury cases includedd 3 fatalities. Most unique to this vehicle are injuries and fractures about the shoulder. Most patients were under age 14 and male. The vehicle design seems contributory. 28 solo accidents outnumbered collisions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 19th Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  801 Green Bay Road
  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044
• Authors:
  • McDermott, J E
  • Wood, P A
• Conference:
  • 19th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Date: 1975-11-0 to 1975-11-0
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Bicycles; Fatalities; Fracture mechanics; Injuries; Road shoulders; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fracture
• Old TRIS Terms: Cycles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132038
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM