Bicycle crashes in different riding environments in the Australian capital territory.

Conclusions: Fewer cyclists were injured in on-road cycle lanes than in other cycling environments, and a high proportion of injuries were incurred on shared paths. This study highlights an urgent need to determine appropriate criteria and management strategies for paths classified as suitable for shared or segregated usage. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Traffic Injury Prevention to view the supplemental files.
PMID: 24279970 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - December 1, 2013 Category: Occupational Health Authors: De Rome L, Boufous S, Georgeson T, Senserrick T, Richardson D, Ivers R Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research