How dangerous is cycling in New Zealand?

Chieng, Michael; Lai, Hak Kan; Woodward, Alistair

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.008

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“…For example, P1 mitigated the risks to their children by saying, “It is a bit of a worry, but probably no more than cycling on the road” and participant 3 said, “It’s part of the game (the risk of injury), like I said earlier, as many injuries that you can get from riding a bike”. Yet, comprehensive data from New Zealand [ 55 ] found cycling to have only 100 injuries requiring hospitalization per 1 million exposures. Conversely, rugby had 52,875 game injuries per 1 million exposures.…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Anderson

White

Hardwicke

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to explore the understandings and perceptions of risk related to brain trauma amongst parents of children that play contact rugby. A qualitative approach was taken, using semi-structured interviews with 7 mothers and 27 fathers of children that participate in contact rugby. A thematic analysis of data suggests that parents used two primary cognitive strategies to process the risk they consented to with their children’s participation in rugby; (1) minimalizing rugby risk to be equivalent to less injurious sports; and (2) elevating physical and social advantages above what they think other sports are capable of providing. From the findings it is suggested that parents who permit their children to play contact rugby are both aware of the high risks of injury in the sport, but simultaneously utilize two cognitive distortion techniques to rectify the dissonance caused between their choice to have their children play, and the salient number of concussions they observe. These results suggest that it will take properly informed consent, inclusive of concussion rates compared to other sports, in order to reduce cognitive distortion and effectively communicate risks associated with participation in contact rugby.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Anderson

White

Hardwicke

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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“…In conclusion, traffic injuries to cyclists increased substantially over the past two decades and have become a considerable public health burden in Hong Kong. Although the health benefits of cycling broadly outweigh the harms caused by traffic injuries and air pollution [52], and cycling has been empirically proved to be statistically less dangerous than many other recreational activities in New Zealand [53], the promotion of cycling in Hong Kong, particularly in urbanized areas with limited space for provision of cycling facilities, should be based on the condition that the safety and mobility of these vulnerable road users are consistently improved. Public health experts should work together with cycling communities, urban planners, traffic engineers, architects, environmentalists, and government officials at all levels to make Hong Kong a more cyclable city.…”

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Cyclists injured in traffic crashes in Hong Kong: A call for action

Wong

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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Background Perceived as a minor transportation mode mainly for recreation, cycling and its related safety issues have not been treated as a citywide concern in Hong Kong and have thus received inadequate research efforts. Our study aimed to illuminate the safety challenges faced by cyclists in Hong Kong. Methods We examined the police crash records from 1998 to 2017 and developed a Bayesian Poisson state space model to evaluate the longitudinal change in traffic injuries to cyclists. We then used quasi-induced exposure to measure the annual relative risk of crash involvement for cycling. Based on an officially published travel characteristics survey, we further measured the risk of injury for cycling per minutes cycled. Results Between 1998 and 2017, Hong Kong witnessed a more than twofold increase in the number of cyclist injuries, with an average annual increase rate of 5.18% (95% CI: 0.53%–12.77%). By 2017, cyclists were 2.21 (1.82–2.69) times more likely to be involved in traffic crashes than in 1998. Per 10 million minutes, the injury rates for cycling were 28.64 (27.43–29.70) and 42.54 (41.07–44.02) on weekdays during 2001–2003 and 2010–2012. After adjusting for sex and age groups, cyclists were 1.95 (1.43–2.61) times more likely to be injured in 2010–2012 than in 2001–2003. Per minutes traveled, cyclists also sustained significantly higher risks of fatality and injury than pedestrians, private car drivers and passengers, taxi passengers, public bus passengers, and minibus passengers. A comparison of Hong Kong with other regions suggests that Hong Kong is among the most dangerous areas for cycling in terms of fatality rate per minutes cycled. Conclusions Cyclist injuries have become a substantial public health burden in Hong Kong. A range of countermeasures with proven effectiveness should be promptly implemented to improve the safety of these vulnerable road users.

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“…Compared with other, commonly accepted activities, an average trip by bicycle does not stand out as especially dangerousa game of rugby, we estimated, is 500 times more likely to cause a visit to the hospital Emergency Department. 22 It is important to note also that other health gains from cycling far outweigh the risks of injury. We found no increase in mortality amongst individuals who cycled to work on Census day in New Zealandin fact, there was a 15% lower all cause death rate for men and women combined, for those who cycled compared with people travelling by private vehicle.…”

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The bicycle as ‘constructive hope’: Children, climate and active transport

Wild

Woodward

2021

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Children are experiencing an increase in so‐called ‘eco‐anxiety’. Along with others, we argue that children need more concrete, meaningful opportunities to feel they can make a difference in climate. In this article, we contend that bringing back the bicycle, and the opportunities for independent and active mobility that it affords children, is an important form of climate action for young people. We assert that as well as providing sustainability and wellbeing co‐benefits for children, cycling can help bolster the neighbourhood resilience and social cohesion that will be key resources for communities adapting to new climate risks.

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How dangerous is cycling in New Zealand?

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Cyclists injured in traffic crashes in Hong Kong: A call for action

The bicycle as ‘constructive hope’: Children, climate and active transport

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