Deaths of cyclists in London: trends from 1992 to 2006.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cycling is an increasingly important mode of transport for environmental and health reasons. Cycling fatalities in London were previously investigated in 1994 using routinely collected data. Since then, there have been shifts in the modes of transport used, and in transport policies. We sought to replicate the previous work using data on cyclist deaths in London between 1992 and 2006, specifically investigating whether heavy goods vehicles continued to pose a threat.

Methods

Observational study based on analysis of time series of police road casualties data, 1992 to 2006, in London, UK. The main outcome measures were cyclists killed in road traffic collisions. Poisson regression and chi-squared test for homogeneity were used to assess time effects. Travel flow dat

SUBMITTER: Morgan AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2992064 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature