Single-bicycle (n=62) | Multivehicle (n=67) | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
Demographic and experience | |||||
Age (years), median (IQR) | 41.5 (34.0, 54.0) | 47.0 (39.0, 55.0) | 0.17 | ||
Sex | 0.57 | 0.24 to 1.34 | 0.19 | ||
Male | 46 (74%) | 56 (84%) | |||
Female | 16 (26%) | 11 (16%) | |||
Cycling experience | 1.42 | 0.64 to 3.14 | 0.39 | ||
0–10 years | 18 (29%) | 15 (22%) | |||
More than 10 years | 44 (71%) | 52 (78%) | |||
Frequency of cycling | 1.38 | 0.67 to 2.84 | 0.38 | ||
≤3 times per week | 25 (40%) | 22 (33%) | |||
More than 3 times per week | 37 (60%) | 45 (67%) | |||
Number of crashes in the past 5 years | 0.75 | 0.33 to 1.75 | 0.51 | ||
None | 47 (76%) | 54 (81%) | |||
1 or more | 15 (24%) | 13 (19%) | |||
Crash details | |||||
Purpose of cycling at the time of the crash | 0.48 | 0.22 to 1.05 | 0.062 | ||
Commuting | 13 (21%) | 24 (36%) | |||
Other | 49 (79%) | 43 (64%) | |||
Type of bicycle | 0.21 | ||||
Road bike (drop bar or flat bar) | 45 (73%) | 54 (81%) | 0.34 | 0.08 to 1.52 | |
MTB | 6 (10%) | 8 (12%) | 0.38 | 0.12 to 1.17 | |
Other | 11 (18%) | 5 (7%) | 1.00 | ||
Weather conditions at the time of the crash* | 0.56 | ||||
Clear | 48 (79%) | 53 (80%) | 1.81 | 0.32 to 10.34 | |
Cloudy/overcast | 6 (10%) | 7 (11%) | 1.71 | 0.23 to 12.89 | |
Wet | 5 (8%) | 2 (3%) | 5.00 | 0.47 to 52.91 | |
Other | 2 (3%) | 4 (6%) | 1.00 | ||
Lighting conditions at the time of the crash | 0.34 | ||||
Daylight | 44 (71%) | 54 (81%) | 0.48 | 0.17 to 1.31 | |
Dusk/Dawn | 6 (10%) | 6 (9%) | 0.58 | 0.14 to 2.53 | |
Dark (all) | 12 (19%) | 7 (10%) | 1.00 | ||
Occurred in a marked on-road bicycle lane† | |||||
Yes | 7 (13%) | 18 (30%) | 1.00 | ||
No | 48 (87%) | 43 (70%) | 2.87 | 1.09 to 7.54 | 0.03 |
Data are stratified by single-bicycle crashes and multivehicle crashes.
*N=2 (1.6%).
†N=13 (10.0%).
MTB, mountain bike.