title: Road accidents involving bicycles: configurations and injuries.
abstract: This study analyzed the most common types of accident involving bicycles and compared the frequency of injuries. The data source was the database of German In-Depth Accident Study (GIDAS). Cases consist of bicycles and their riders involved in accidents between 2000 and 2010. In most collisions, the bicycle impacted with a car. The percentage of injured bicyclists was higher in collisions with a heavy vehicle and decreased when the bicycle impacted with lighter vehicles. A high percentage of injured bicyclists in single accidents was observed; the most severe injury was more frequently to head and extremities. Accidents involving a car and a bicycle with the right of way in a bicycle path represented about 20% of involved and injured bicyclists. The ten most frequent configurations represented about 60% of involved and injured bicyclists. These results contribute to understand the dangerous scenarios for bicyclists and to suggest preventive actions.
authors.affiliation: a Centre of Study and Research on Road Safety, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orsi
authors.affiliation: a Centre of Study and Research on Road Safety, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montomoli
authors.affiliation: b Accident Research Unit , Medical University Hanover , Hanover , Germany.
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.affiliation: a Centre of Study and Research on Road Safety, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morandi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012449:Safety; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Road accident; accident configuration; bicycle; injury; prevention