Evidence on why bike-friendly cities are safer for all road users

Environmental Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-27

  Marshall, Wesley E ^a   Garrick, Norman W ^b  

^a The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862907354     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046610000566     Document Type: Article

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