THE NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND BICYCLE-ASSOCIATED ACCIDENTS

The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission has produced data which lead to national estimates of product-associated injuries. This report presents the results of a study of the methods of data collection used by the NEISS and the uses made of such data. An analysis of bicycle-associated injuries based on data from the NEISS is presented which shows a nearly stable total after adjustment for seasonal effects. Misinterpretations of the data which have appeared in various publications are noted and cautions against the misuse of the NEISS data are presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Bicycle Manufacturers Association of America, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109

  Bicycle Manufacturers Association of America

  1101 15th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Flora, J D
  • Kaplan, R J
  • Margoshes, E
  • Ward, P D
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Consumer protection; Data collection; Information processing; Injuries; Methodology; Surveillance; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155097
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-SA-75-18 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1978 12:00AM