The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: A review of the literature

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Reynolds, Conor C O ^a   Harris, M Anne ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   Cripton, Peter A ^a   Winters, Meghan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; BICYCLE; CYCLING; FALLING; INJURY SEVERITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY;

EID: 72849113776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-47     Document Type: Review

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