title: Making eco-friendly transportation safer: developing computer-based simulations to assess of the impacts of bicycle accident prevention interventions on healthcare utilization.
abstract: Computer-based modeling and simulations are becoming increasingly used for applications in health and safety. In this paper we describe a multi-phase project aimed at modeling bicycle accidents in Munster, Germany. The work involved a first phase of collecting empirical data on accident rates and severity. In the second phase a computer-based simulation model of bicycle accidents was created, using data from phase one to identify relevant parameters in the model. Finally, initial results from running the model are described that will be used to inform decision making regarding safety initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juhra
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Borycki
authors.forename: Andre W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kushniruk
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D001642:Bicycling; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D005858:Germany; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans