BICYCLE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. A RANDOM SURVEY OF A COLLEGE POPULATION

To determine the incidence of bicycle-related accidents and injuries in a given population 1,200 questionnaires were sent to a random sample of college students. Seventy-one percent of the students responded. Of the respondes, 62% were bicyclists and 13% of these had been involved in an accident in the previous 1-year period. Sixty-two percent of those involved in an accident sustained on injury and 32% were significant enough to require medical attention. Only 8% of accidents were police-reported. If these trends hold true for other populations, studies based on hospital or police records fail to give a true picture of bicycle-related accidents and injuries. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Sports and Medicine Publications

  428 East Preston Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Authors:
  • Kruse, D L
  • McBeath, A A
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 342-344
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Sports and Medicine Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Crash reports; Cyclists; Injuries; Injury severity; Students; Universities and colleges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330132
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM