BACKGROUND Trauma registries are used to identify modifiable injury risk factors for trauma prevention efforts. However, these may miss useful of bicycle-automobile collisions, such as vehicle speeds, driver intoxication, street conditions, and neighborhood characteristics. We hypothesize that (GIS) analysis registry data matched with a traffic accident database could injuries better inform MET...

The issue of cycle helmets continues to excite considerable debate among cycle enthusiasts, road safety officers, and medical practitioners. Some assert that the helmet constitutes an unambiguous safety gain, whereas others question this and focus on the broader social and political context of cycling, helmet use, and legislation. As the BMA report Cycling Towards Health and Safety demonstrates...

Twenty-six bicycle helmets and their associated visors were characterized for radiant heat transfer using a thermal manikin headform in a climate chamber to assess their ability to protect the wearer from heating by the sun. A single configuration for applied radiant flow of 9.3 W was used to assess the roles of the forward and upper vents and the visor. The helmets shielded 50-75% of the radia...

This study investigated electric-scooter (e-scooter) rider behaviors and preferences to inform ways increase safety for e-scooter riders. Data was collected from 329 riders via two online one in-person survey. Survey questions considered roadway infrastructure preferences, perceptions, helmet-wearing behavior. Protected bike lanes were more commonly indicated as the safest (62.4%) but less like...