BICYCLE HELMETS AND INJURY PREVENTION: A FORMAL REVIEW
Australia is one of the few countries with current uniform helmet legislation (introduced in the early 1990s), but many cyclists continue to ride without head protection. Many peer-reviewed epidemiological studies published over the past decade have investigated the efficacy of helmets in preventing serious injury to bicycle riders involved in crashes. This report presents a formal summary quantification of these results and provides overwhelming evidence in support of helmets for preventing head injury and fatal injury. (a)
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Corporate Authors:
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
P.O. Box 967, Civic Square
Canberra ACT 2608, Australia -
Authors:
- ATTEWELL, R
- GLASE, K
- McFadden, M
- Publication Date: 2000-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 37 p.
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Serial:
- Issue Number: CR 195
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Brain; Crash severity; Crashes; Cyclists; Fatalities; Helmets; Injuries; Injury severity; Prevention; Protective clothing
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8006: Australia; 2030: Brain; 1687: Crash helmet; 1742: Cyclist; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 9149: Prevention; 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00812696
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-642-25514-8
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 2 2001 12:00AM