Bicycle Crashes in Different Riding Environments in the Australian Capital Territory

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-88

  De Rome, Liz ^a,b   Boufous, Soufiane ^c   Georgeson, Thomas ^a   Senserrick, Teresa ^c   Richardson, Drew ^d   Ivers, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

bicycle; cyclist cyclist crashes; pedestrian cycle crashes; shared paths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889261008     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2013.781591     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. 2005. Abbreviated Injury Scale 2005, Barrington, IL: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
2. Aultman-Hall, L and Hall, F L. 1998. Ottawa-Carleton commuter cyclist on- and off-road incident rates. Accid Anal Prev., 30 (1): 29 - 43.
3. Aultman-Hall, L and LaMondia, J. 2005. Evaluating the safety of shared-use paths results from three corridors in Connecticut. Transport Res Rec., 1939: 99 - 106.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2010. 3101.0-Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2009, Canberra, Australia: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
5. Australian Capital Territory Government. 2011. Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Bill 2011, Canberra, Australia: Australian Capital Territory Treasury.
6. Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. 2009. Serious Injury Due to Land Transport Accidents, Australia 2006-07, Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health & Welfare.
7. Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. 2011. Trends in Serious Injury Due to Land Transport Accidents, Australia, Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health & Welfare.
8. Australian Sports Commission. 2008. Participation in Exercise, Recreation and Sport, Annual Report 2008, Canberra, Australia: Australian Sports Commission.
9. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 2004. Cycle Safety: A National Perspective, Canberra, Australia: Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
10. Monograph 17.Austroads. 2009. Part 6A: Pedestrian and Cyclist Paths, Guide to Road Design, Sydney, Australia: Austroads. Austroads Publication No. AGRD06A/09
11. Austroads. 2010. The Australian National Cycling Strategy 2011-2016, Sydney, Australia: Australian Bicycle Council.
12. Chong, S, Poulos, R, Olivier, J, Watson, W L and Grzebieta, R. 2010. Relative injury severity among vulnerable non-motorised road users: comparative analysis of injury arising from bicycle-motor vehicle and bicycle-pedestrian collisions. Accid Anal Prev., 42: 290 - 296.
13. Daniel, S, Brijs, T, Nuyts, E and Wets, G. 2009. Injury crashes with bicyclists at roundabouts: influence of some location characteristics and the design of cycle facilities. J Safety Res., 40: 141 - 148.
14. de Rome, L, Ivers, R Fitzharris, M. 2011. Motorcycle protective clothing: protection from injury or just the weather?. Accid Anal Prev., 43: 1893 - 1900.
15. Forester, J. 2001. The bikeway controversy. Trans Q., 55 (2): 7 - 17.
16. Hallett, I, Luskin, D and Machemehl, R. 2006. Evaluation of On-Street Bicycle Facilities Added to Existing Roadways, Austin, TX: Centre for Transportation Research, The University of Texas.
17. Heesch, K C, Garrard, J and Sahlqvist, S. 2011. Incidence, severity and correlates of bicycling injuries in a sample of cyclists in Queensland, Australia. Acc Anal Prev., 43: 2085 - 2092.
18. Hels, T and Orozova-Bekkevold, I. 2007. The effect of roundabout design features on cyclist accident rate. Acc Anal Prev., 39: 300 - 307.
19. Huskisson EC. Measurement of pain. 1982. J Rheumatol., 9: 768 - 769.
20. Jacobson, G A, Blizzard, L and Dwyer, T. 1998. Bicycle injuries: road trauma is not the only concern. Aust NZ J Public Health., 22: 451 - 455.
21. Koorey, G and Mangundu, E. Effects on motor vehicle behavior of color and width of bicycle facilities at signalized intersections. Paper presented at: 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 10 - 14. Washington, DC January
22. Langley, J D, Dow, N, Stephenson, S and Kypri, K. 2003. Missing cyclists. Inj Prev., 9: 376 - 379.
23. Lott, D F and Lott, D Y. 1976. Effect of bike lanes on ten classes of bicycle-automobile crashes in Davis, California. J Safety Res., 8: 171 - 179.
24. Lujic, S, Finch, C, Boufous, S, Hayen, A and Dunsmuir, W. 2008. How comparable are road traffic crash cases in hospital admissions data and police records? An examination of data linkage rates. Aust NZ J Public Health., 32 (1): 28 - 33.
25. Lusk, A C, Furth, P G, Morency, P, Miranda-Moreno, L F, Willett, W C and Dennerlein, J T. 2011. Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street. Inj Prev., 17 (2): 131 - 135.
26. Moritz, W E. 1998. Adult bicyclists in the United States characteristics and riding experience in 1996. Transp Res Rec., 1636: 1 - 7.
27. Pasanen, E. 1999. The risks of cycling. Paper presented at: Conference on Traffic Safety on Two Continents; 20 - 22. Malmo, Sweden September
28. Petritsch, T A, Landis, B W, Huang, H F and Challa, S. 2006. Sidepath safety model bicycle sidepath design factors affecting crash rates. Transp Res Rec., 1982: 194 - 201.
29. Reynolds, C C, Harris, M A, Teschke, K, Cripton, P A and Winters, M. 2009. The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature. J Environ Health., 8: 47 Available at: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/47. Accessed September 19, 2013
30. Richardson, D B and Paini, C. Amalgumation of police and hospital trauma data in the Australian Capital Territory 2002-2003. Paper presented at: Road Safety Research, Education and Policing Conference, Southport, Australia
31. Roads ACT. 50 km/h speed limits. 2003. Available at: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/roads/road_safety/speedandspeeding/50_kmh_speed_limits. Accessed November 23, 2012
32. Roads, ACT. 2004. Ten Year Master Plan for Trunk Cycling and Walking Path Infrastructure 2004-14: Final Report, Canberra, Australia: ACT Roads and ACT Planning & Lands Authority.
33. Roads, ACT. 2007. Design Standards for Urban Infrastructure: 13 Pedestrian & Cycle Facilities, Canberra, Australia: Territory and Municipal Services, ACT Government. Available at: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/work/standards_and_procedures/design_standards_for_urban_infrastructure http://www.tams.act.gov.au/work/standards_and_procedures/design_standards_for_urban_infrastructure/. Acces- sed November 30, 2012
34. Roads, ACT. 2010. Crash Information, Territory and Municipal Services, Canberra, Australia: ACT Government. Available at: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/roads/road_safety/crash_information. Accessed November 23, 2012
35. Roads & Traffic Authority. 2007. CrashLink Reporting System Data Manual, Sydney, Australia: Roads & Traffic Authority.
36. Roads & Traffic Authority. 2011. Road traffic crashes in New South Wales: statistical statement for the year ended December 2010. Available at: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/downloads/accidentstats2010.pdf. Accessed December 23, 2011
37. SAS Institute. 2008. SAS, Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc. [computer program]. Version 9.1
38. Schepers, J P. 2011. What do cyclists need to see to avoid single-bicycle crashes?. Ergonomics., 54: 315 - 327.
39. Shinar, D. 2012. Safety and mobility of vulnerable road users: pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. Accid Anal Prev., 44 (1): 1 - 2.
40. Short, A, Grzebieta, R and Arndt, N. 2007. Estimating bicyclist into pedestrian collision speed. Int J Crashworthiness., 12 (2): 127 - 135.
41. Sikic, M, Mikocka-Walus, A A, Gabbe, B, McDermott, F and Cameron, P. 2009. Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006. Med J Aust., 190: 353 - 356.
42. Teasdale, G and Jennett, B. 1974. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness: a practical scale. Lancet., 2 (42): 81 - 84.
43. Wegman, F, Zhang, F and Dijkstra, A. 2012. How to make more cycling good for road safety?. Accid Anal Prev., 44 (1): 19 - 29.