Critical factors in fatal collisions of adult cyclists with automobiles

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1632-1636

  Bíl, Michal ^a   Bílová, Martina ^a   Müller, Ivo ^b  

^a CDV TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Accident severity; Bicycle; Fatality; Injury; Motor vehicle collision

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SEVERITY; AGE GROUPS; CRITICAL FACTORS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DRIVING SPEED; FATAL INJURY; FATALITY; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; RIGHT OF WAY; ROAD TRAFFIC; SPEED LIMIT; TIME-PERIODS;

ACCIDENTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; STREET LIGHTING; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILES;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLING; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955941117     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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