http://www.safetylit.org/Welcome to SafetyLit, the online source for recent research about injury prevention.Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89525_9Several international studies point at the efficacy of bicycle helmets in reducing head injuries. In Sweden, observational studies show that from 1988 to 1996 bicycle helmet use increased in all categories of cyclists. The objectives of this study were to ...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89538_9OBJECTIVES: We investigated preventive health behaviors (bicycle helmet, seat belt, and sunscreen use), physical activity, television viewing or video game playing, and nutrition (fruit, vegetable, milk, and soda consumption) among Asian and Latino adolesc...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89623_9This study evaluated the transport practices of school children and perceived factors that influenced parental decisions regarding their child's use of active transport to commute to school. A self-administered parental questionnaire (n = 324) was used to ...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89613_9The present study sought to depict road behaviors of children crossing at a crosswalk without the interference of the observers. Unobtrusive observations of 269 children between the ages of 7 and 11 were made at three crosswalks near an elementary school. ...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89393_9The side of the head is vulnerable to trauma in bicycle injuries. Depreitere et al., demonstrated contact between a flat-faced pendulum, and the side of cadaver heads, when bicycle helmets was worn. Computer design methods were used to interpret these expe...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89520_9Comments on an article by Ian Walker in Accident Analysis and Prevention. Drivers overtaking bicyclists: objective data on the effects of riding position, helmet use, vehicle type and apparent gender. ...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89511_9OBJECTIVE: Child health problems that are caused or exacerbated by health behaviors remain a leading cause of medical spending for children. We examined receipt of clinician advice by low-income children, comparing children who had public insurance with th...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89521_9  Beck et al. (Am J Epidemiol 2007;166(2):212-8.) obtained a counterintuitive result when they found that injury rates per trip were higher when the primary mode was walking compared with when the primary mode was driving in a passenger vehicle. The...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89624_9In developing countries, bicyclists represent a high proportion of all road users. The safety of bicyclists and movement efficiency are reduced because of the motor vehicle-bicycle conflicts under mixed traffic conditions. In order to solve the problem, it...Pedestrians and Bicycleshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_89537_9I have recently read "Walking and cycling transport safety: an analysis of child road deaths" by Sonkin et al. [J R Soc Med. 2006; 99(8):402-5] and wish to comment as follows: Sonkin et al. describe walking and cycling as 'poor relations in terms ...