Child and adolescent bicycling injuries involving motor vehicle collisions

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dc.contributor.authorPitt, Tona M
dc.contributor.authorNettel-Aguirre, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorMcCormack, Gavin R
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Andrew W
dc.contributor.authorPiatkowski, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Brian H
dc.contributor.authorHagel, Brent E
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-10T01:03:32Z
dc.date.available2019-03-10T01:03:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-04
dc.date.updated2019-03-10T01:03:32Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Bicycle-related injuries are among the most common recreational injuries for children in Canada; moreover, bicycle-motor vehicle collisions often result in serious injuries. This study seeks to examine environmental, motorist, and bicyclist characteristics of bicycle-motor vehicle collisions that resulted in police reported severe injuries in youth (< 18 years old) bicyclists, in Alberta, Canada. Findings Using Calgary and Edmonton police collision reports, 423 youth bicycle-motor vehicle collisions were identified from 2010 to 2014. Forty-three (10.2%) of these collisions resulted in major/fatal (severe) injuries. These severe injury cases were compared with the 380 youth bicycle-motor vehicle collisions resulting in minor or no injury (controls) using classification tree and logistic regression analyses. There were no driver or bicyclist characteristics with a significant effect on the odds of severe injury to youth bicyclists; however, lower odds were found on each of: divided roads with no barrier (aOR = 0.36; 95% CI: 0.13–0.97) or during peak traffic time (aOR = 0.44; 95% CI: 0.16–0.99). Conclusion Personal and environment characteristics should be considered in future research and interventions focused on reducing severe youth bicycle-motor vehicle collision injuries.
dc.identifier.citationInjury Epidemiology. 2019 Mar 04;6(1):7
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0185-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110054
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44213
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.titleChild and adolescent bicycling injuries involving motor vehicle collisions
dc.typeJournal Article
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