The combined effect of vehicle frontal design, speed reduction, autonomous emergency braking and helmet use in reducing real life bicycle injuries

Safety Science

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 338-344

  Ohlin, M ^a,b   Strandroth, J ^b,c   Tingvall, C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicyclists; Combined effect; Pedestrian protection; Pedestrians; Vulnerable road users

Indexed keywords

FOOTBRIDGES; HOSPITALS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY DEVICES; SPEED; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

BICYCLISTS; COMBINED EFFECT; PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION; PEDESTRIANS; ROAD USERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING; BICYCLE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET USE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLIST; PEDESTRIAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPEED REDUCTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREND STUDY; VEHICLE FRONTAL DESIGN;

EID: 84975108552     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2016.05.007     Document Type: Article

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