Contribution of exposure, risk of crash and fatality to explain age- and sex-related differences in traffic-related cyclist mortality rates

Martínez-Ruiz, Virginia; Jiménez-Mejías, Eladio; Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen; Olmedo-Requena, Rocío; Luna, Juan de Dios; Lardelli-Claret, Pablo

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.008

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“…Whilst age and exposure to cycling are sufficiently documented as variables linked to cyclists' crash risk [6,15,19], much is unknown regarding the nature of cyclists' risk-taking behaviour. In this sense, investigations targeting the full spectrum of cyclists' risky behaviours and predictors of cyclists' risky behaviours are likely to support the development of countermeasures (i.e., public policy and road design) [45].…”

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Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

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Abstract:The increasing number of registered road crashes involving cyclists during the last decade and the high proportion of road crashes resulting in severe injuries and fatalities among cyclists constitutes a global issue for community health, urban development and sustainability. Nowadays, the incidence of many risk factors for road crashes of cyclists remains largely unexplained. Given the importance of this issue, the present study has been conducted with the aim of determining relationships between infrastructural, human factors and safety outcomes of cyclists. Objectives: This study aimed, first, to examine the relationship between key infrastructural and human factors present in cycling, bicycle-user characteristics and their self-reported experience with road crashes. And second, to determine whether a set of key infrastructural and human factors may predict their self-reported road crashes. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, a total of 1064 cyclists (38.8% women, 61.2% men; M = 32.8 years of age) from 20 different countries across Europe, South America and North America, participated in an online survey composed of four sections: demographic data and cycling-related factors, human factors, perceptions on infrastructural factors and road crashes suffered. Results: The results of this study showed significant associations between human factors, infrastructural conditions and self-reported road crashes. Also, a logistic regression model found that self-reported road crashes of cyclists could be predicted through variables such as age, riding intensity, risky behaviours and problematic user/infrastructure interactions. Conclusions:The results of this study suggest that self-reported road crashes of cyclists are influenced by features related to the user and their interaction with infrastructural characteristics of the road.

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Infrastructural and Human Factors Affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

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“…The three factors that have been widely considered in the literature are cyclists' age, gender, and exposure to cycling. Generally speaking, older cyclists (particularly those aged over 65) as well as males tend to have a higher crash risk [4,14,15], and cyclists with a greater exposure to cycling (commonly measured by cycling distance, cycling frequency, or cycling time) also have a higher possibility of being involved in crashes [16,17]. Besides, a number of environmental factors regarding the context where the crashes took place, for example, the time of day [18,19] and weather conditions [20], have also been found to be related to cyclists' road safety outcomes.…”

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Personality and Behavioral Predictors of Cyclist Involvement in Crash-Related Conditions

Zheng

et al. 2019

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In recent years, the increasing rate of road crashes involving cyclists with a disproportionate overrepresentation in injury statistics has become a major concern in road safety and public health. However, much remains unknown about factors contributing to cyclists’ high crash rates, especially those related to personal characteristics. This study aims to explore the influence of cyclist personality traits and cycling behaviors on their road safety outcomes using a mediated model combining these constructs. A total of 628 cyclists completed an online questionnaire consisting of questions related to cycling anger, impulsiveness, normlessness, sensation seeking, risky cycling behaviors, and involvement in crash-related conditions in the past year. After the psychometric properties of the employed scales were examined, the relationships among the tested constructs were investigated using structural equation modeling. The results showed that cyclists’ crash risks were directly predicted by risky cycling behaviors and cycling anger, and the effects of cycling anger, impulsiveness, as well as normlessness on crash risks, were mediated by cycling behaviors. The current findings provide insight into the importance of personality traits in impacting cycling safety and could facilitate the development of evidence-based prevention and promotion strategies targeting cyclists in China.

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“…Se logró determinar que la accidentalidad es más propensa en hombres que en mujeres Figura 7, por lo cual los bici usuarios hombres tienen mayor nivel de riesgo de accidentalidad que las mujeres. Las mujeres son más precavidas usando este medio de transporte, esto concuerda con el estudio de [19].…”

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