Gender differences in cyclists’ crashes: an analysis of routinely recorded crash data

Prati, Gabriele; Fraboni, Federico; Angelis, Marco De; Pietrantoni, Luca

doi:10.1080/17457300.2019.1653930

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“…This was observed for pedestrians as well as for cyclists. For cyclists, this may can be explained in possible differences in the type of bicycle they ride, their riding speed and the type of accidents they are involved in Boele-Vos et al (2017) , Fyhri et al (2019) , Prati et al (2019) . Male cyclists for example more often ride on racing bikes whereas (elderly) female cyclists more often ride on pedelecs (electrically assisted bicycles) ( Boele-Vos et al, 2017 ).…”

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Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

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Bos

et al. 2021

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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This study has analyzed sex-specific differences in pedestrian and cyclist accidents involving passenger cars. The most frequently injured body regions, types of injuries, which show sex-specific differences and the general accident parameters of females and males were compared. Accident data from three different European countries (Austria, Netherlands, Sweden) were analyzed. The current analysis shows that for both, females and males, pedestrian and cyclist injuries are sustained mainly to the body regions head, thorax, upper extremities and lower extremities. The results show that the odds for sustaining skeletal injuries to the lower extremities (incl. pelvis) in females are significantly higher. It was observed in all datasets, that the odds of females being involved in a rural accident or an accident at night are lower than for males. Elderly pedestrian and cyclist (≥60YO) tend to sustain more severe injuries (AIS2+ and AIS3+) than younger pedestrian and cyclists (<60YO) in some of the datasets. The findings of this study highlight the differences in males and females in both, accident scenarios and sustained injuries. Further investigations are needed to distinguish between gender- and sex-specific differences causing the different injury patterns.

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Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

Leo

Rizzi

Bos

et al. 2021

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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“…In a 2019 UK study, a higher percentage of men participated in risk cycling behaviour resulting in more crashes compared to women regardless of age. 185 So cities must also consider how designs can account for men's perceptions of risk while encouraging cycling and outdoor physical activity.…”

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COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

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Griffith

White

et al. 2020

International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health

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In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) reflected a global pandemic. Early epidemiological analyses demonstrated that boys and men have similar rates of COVID-19 infection to girls and women. However, boys and men appear to be disproportionately impacted with respect to severity and mortality, including those from marginalised or minority backgrounds. Yet, considerations of sex and gender, and their relationship to health and social inequities, have been absent from recent COVID-19 policy and practice pandemic responses. This evidence-based commentary discusses the nexus between COVID-19, equity, and boys and men’s health from a broad public health perspective. Using scholarship about intersections between race and gender; and poverty, social determinants of health, and gender; we explain why a health equity lens is important to address the health and social inequities boys and men face during pandemics. This contribution provides guidance about future global public healthpandemic responses for society’s most vulnerable groups of boys and men.

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“…In the UK, in 2019, 6% of all road fatalities were people cycling [4], with socially patterned fatalities evident [6]. In Italy, cyclist fatalities largely involved people aged 65 years and above, occurred on urban roads, in collisions with cars with males more likely than females to be involved in a cycling crash [7] and more likely to be killed as a result [8]. However, research conducted in the Netherlands and Denmark found that females accounted for the majority of cycle-related deaths [3].…”

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Severe and Fatal Cycling Crash Injury in Britain: Time to Make Urban Cycling Safer

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Pedal cycling is advocated for increasing physical activity and promoting health and wellbeing. However, whilst some countries have achieved zero cyclist deaths on their roads, this is not the case for Great Britain (GB). A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted of STATS19 cyclist crash data, a dataset of all police-reported traffic crashes in GB. Information about crash location, casualty, driver and vehicles involved were included as predictors of casualty severity (fatal or severe vs. slight). Sixteen thousand one hundred seventy pedal cycle crashes were reported during 2018. Severe or fatal cyclist crash injury was associated with increasing age of the cyclist (35–39 years, OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.73; 55–59 years, OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.35 to 2.2; 70 years and over, OR 2.87, 95% CI 2.12 to 3.87), higher road speed limits (50 MPH OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.43 to 3.07; 70 MPH OR 4.12, 95% CI 2.12 to 8.03), the involvement of goods vehicles (OR 2.08, 95% CI 1.30 to 3.33) and the months of May and June (OR 1.34 to 1.36, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.73). Urban planning that includes physical separation of pedal cyclists from other road users, raising awareness around the risks from goods vehicles and reducing road speed should be the urgent focus of interventions to increase the benefits and safety of cycling.

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Gender differences in cyclists’ crashes: an analysis of routinely recorded crash data

Cited by 34 publications

References 65 publications

Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health

Severe and Fatal Cycling Crash Injury in Britain: Time to Make Urban Cycling Safer

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