Bicycling crash characteristics: An in-depth crash investigation study

B Beck; M Stevenson; S Newstead; P Cameron; R Judson; ER Edwards; A Bucknill; M Johnson; B Gabbe

Journal article

Bicycling crash characteristics: An in-depth crash investigation study

B Beck, M Stevenson, S Newstead, P Cameron, R Judson, ER Edwards, A Bucknill, M Johnson, B Gabbe

Accident Analysis and Prevention | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.012

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the crash characteristics and patient outcomes of a sample of patients admitted to hospital following bicycle crashes. Injured cyclists were recruited from the two major trauma services for the state of Victoria, Australia. Enrolled cyclists completed a structured interview, and injury details and patient outcomes were extracted from the Victorian State Trauma Registry (VSTR) and the Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR). 186 cyclists consented to participate in the study. Crashes commonly occurred during daylight hours and in clear weather conditions. Two-thirds of crashes occurred on-road (69%) and were a combination of single cyclist-..

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Mark Stevenson Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was specifically supported by a Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Strategic Grant. The Safer Cycling in the Urban Environment Study (Stevenson et al., 2014) is supported by an Australian Research Council Grant (Number: LP130100380). The Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR) is funded by the Transport Accident Commission via the Institute for Safety Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR). Ben Beck received salary support from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMC) Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC) Centre of Research Excellence (#1029983). Peter Cameron, Belinda Gabbe and Mark Stevenson were supported by a Practitioner Fellowship (#545926), Career Development Fellowship (GNT1048731) and a Research Fellowship (#1043091) from the NHMRC, respectively.