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RESEARCH LETTERS
Reasons for trends in cyclist injury data
  1. D L Robinson
  1. AGBU, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia; drobinso@mendel.une.edu.au

    https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2003.004614

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      Cook and Sheikh discuss trends in percentages of hospital admissions involving head injury (%HI).1 For pedestrians, %HI declined from 26.9% in 1995/96 to 22.8% in 2000/01 and for cyclists from 27.9% to 20.4%. Did increased helmet wearing (%HW, 16.0% in 1994, 17.6% in 1996 and 21.8% in 1999) cause the larger fall for cyclists?

      Another explanation is that more cycle lanes and traffic calming measures (intended to lower the risk of collision with motorised traffic, and hence the proportion of total accidents involving motor vehicles (%MV)), reduced head injuries more than other injuries. Head injuries are 3–5 times more likely in motor vehicle …

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