Safe cycling: How do risk perceptions compare with observed risk?

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages

  Winters, Meghan ^a   Babul, Shelina ^b   Jack Becker, H J E H ^c   Brubacher, Jeffrey R ^b   Chipman, Mary ^d   Cripton, Peter ^b   Cusimano, Michael D ^e   Friedman, Steven M ^f   Anne Harris, M ^g   Hunte, Garth ^b   Monro, Melody ^b   Reynolds, Conor C O ^b   Shen, Hui ^b   Teschke, Kay ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Third Wave Cycling Group Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^g CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental design; Injury; Safety; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874281870     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403834     Document Type: Article

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