Determining the cause of motor-vehicle related paediatric bicycling injuries

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dc.contributor.advisorHagel, Brent Edward
dc.contributor.authorPitt, Tona Michael Chase
dc.contributor.committeememberMcCormack, Gavin R.
dc.contributor.committeememberNettel-Aguirre, Alberto
dc.contributor.committeememberHoward, Andrew W.
dc.contributor.committeememberRonsky, Janet L.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-20T16:14:14Z
dc.date.available2018-07-20T16:14:14Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-18
dc.description.abstractDespite health benefits, bicycling as a form of active transportation has declined. Bicycle-motor vehicle collisions (BMVCs) pose a risk for severe injury to youth and are a leading deterrent to youth bicycling. This thesis aims to identify characteristics of BMVCs. Divided roads with no barrier, signage presence and peak traffic times had lower odds of severe injury in youth after BMVC. We adapted a culpability tool to Alberta police collision report data and used this tool to define a control group of drivers from collisions involving only motor vehicles. These controls were compared with drivers in BMVCs. Drivers older than 54 years had higher odds of youth BMVC, light trucks/vans had lower odds and driving between18:01hrs-24:00hrs had the highest odds of BMVC. It is possible to adapt culpability tools to other jurisdictions and can be used to address the often-neglected role of the driver in youth BMVCs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPitt, T. M. C. (2018). Determining the cause of motor-vehicle related paediatric bicycling injuries (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32652en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32652
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107470
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectInjury Prevention
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectBicycling
dc.subjectPaediatric
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectbuilt environment
dc.subjectQuasi-Induced Exposure
dc.subject.classificationEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleDetermining the cause of motor-vehicle related paediatric bicycling injuries
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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