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- Published on: 13 May 2016
- Published on: 13 May 2016
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- Published on: 13 May 2016Studies of cyclist fatalities contradict the claims of Cummings et al.Show More
Dear Editor,
Cummings et al. assume that bike helmets prevent 65% of deaths.[1] Yet a study of cyclist crashes in Brisbane concluded that helmets would prevent very few fatalities. All deaths were caused by bike/motor vehicle collisions. For 13 of the 14 non-helmeted cyclists who died, there was no indication that a helmet would have made any difference. The authors were very concerned about brain da...
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None declared. - Published on: 13 May 2016Faulty FARS bicycle helmet use data & implications for effectivenessShow More
Dear Editor and Authors,
Dr. Geary makes a very important point regarding the validity of the data on the use or non-use of bicycle helmet use abstracted from FARS and recently published by Cummings, et al, in their June, 2006 paper. This issue is one of the most important limitations and challenges in the use of narrative analysis. We previously struggled with a similar issue in a study published in Injury P...
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None declared. - Published on: 13 May 2016Faulty FARS bicycle helmet use data & implications for effectivenessShow More
Dear Editor,
Cummings, et al, in their June, 2006 paper, "Changes in traffic crash mortality rates attributed to use of alcohol, or lack of a seat belt, air bag, motorcycle helmet, or bicycle helmet, United States, 1982-2001" [1] apparently assume that the data on bicycle helmet use among fatally injured bicyclists contained within the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database is at least as valid as that...
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