@article{ref1,
title="Individual cyclists' probability distributions of severe/fatal crashes in large French urban areas",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2005",
author="de Lapparent, Matthieu",
volume="37",
number="6",
pages="1086-1092",
abstract="The present article deals with individual cyclists' probabilities of severe injury or death from a bicycle accident. We use an empirical Bayesian method to conduct an analysis of the fatal/severe probability distribution of a bicycle accident, at the level of individuals, in dense French urban areas. Among intuitive results, it is found that wearing a helmet lowers the average probability of such a crash; it is also shown that young bicyclists are, on average, more exposed to severe and/or fatal crashes. Finally, the results highlight a decrease of attention paid by all types of road users following road infrastructure improvements in favor of cyclists.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.006"
}