An exposure based study of crash and injury rates in a cohort of transport and recreational cyclists in New South Wales, Australia

Exposure measurement in bicycle safety analysis: A review of the literature

“…Three prospective studies used a questionnaire together with a follow-up program (Poulos et al, 2015;de Geus et al, 2012;Hoffman et al, 2010), one study (Sayed et al, 2013) used automatic traffic counts and another (Johnson et al, 2010) followed 13 participants equipped with a camera over 4 weeks. The four prospective studies (Poulos et al, 2015;de Geus et al, 2012;Hoffman et al, 2010;Sayed et al, 2013) included only cyclists aged 18 years or older.…”

“…The four prospective studies (Poulos et al, 2015;de Geus et al, 2012;Hoffman et al, 2010;Sayed et al, 2013) included only cyclists aged 18 years or older. Their follow-up method allowed them to accurately assess bicycle exposure (distance cycled, and time).…”

“…The follow-up design has smaller cohorts but allows the researcher to measure accurately the exposure of a specific population, and allows self-reported accidents to be included. de Geus et al (2012), Hoffman et al (2010 and Poulos et al (2015) used a 1-year follow-up design with 1087, 962 and 2038 participants respectively. There might be a loss to follow-up in a prospective cohort study which highlights the importance of recruiting enough participants at the start of a prospective followup study (Tin Tin et al, 2014).…”

“…Exposure data were collected using a retrospective approach (Mindell et al, 2012;Aultman-Hall and Hall, 1998;Aultman-Hall and Kaltenecker, 1999;Bacchieri et al, 2010;Blaizot et al, 2013;Lusk et al, 2011;Rodgers, 1995;Thornley et al, 2008;Tin Tin et al, 2010Teschke et al, 2012;Twisk and Reurings, 2013;Vandenbulcke et al, 2009;Yiannakoulias et al, 2012) or a prospective approach (Poulos et al, 2015;de Geus et al, 2012;Hoffman et al, 2010;Johnson et al, 2010;Sayed et al, 2013).…”

Trends in the incidence and outcomes of bicycle-related injury in the emergency department: A nationwide population-based study in South Korea, 2012-2014

“…A recent Australian cohort study of adult cyclists estimated 0.29 crashes per 1,000 km cycled (95% CI: 0.26–0.32), with cyclists seeking medical treatment in 8% of these crashes [9]. Head injuries, in particular, are an important fraction of cycling-related injuries [10].…”