South Australian Primary Schools Bicycle Helmet Usage Survey
This was a school-based survey that was conducted to assess bicycle helmet compliance amongst South Australian primary school students riding to school. 32% of South Australian primary schools chose to participate in the survey. The total number of students surveyed in the participating schools accounted for approximately 42% of all primary school children. It was estimated that 4% of the primary school children ride their bicycle to school. Of the students riding bicycle to school, 92% wore a helmet. The highest rate of helmet-compliance was reported in Catholic and independent primary schools (100%). Geographically, the lowest rate was reported in the metropolitan Adelaide region (89%).
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Corporate Authors:
University of Adelaide
Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR)
Adelaide, South Australia Australia 5005 -
Authors:
- Thomas, H
- Somers, R L
- Anderson, R W G
- Publication Date: 2004-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Appendices; Tables;
- Pagination: 20p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle helmets; Bicycle travel; Bicycles; Children; School children; Surveys
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01053853
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1920947078
- Report/Paper Numbers: CASR006
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 6 2007 9:47AM