@article{ref1,
title="Fatal and serious collisions involving pedal cyclists and trucks in London between 2007 and 2011",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2017",
author="Talbot, Rachel and Reed, Steve and Christie, Nicola and Barnes, Jo and Thomas, Pete",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="657-665",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Increased numbers of people riding pedal cycles has led to a greater focus on pedal cycle safety. The aim of this paper is to explore factors that are associated with fatal and a small number of serious injury pedal cyclist crashes involving trucks that occurred in London between 2007 and 2011. <br><br>METHODS: Data were collected from police collision files for 53 crashes, 27 of which involved a truck (≥3.5 tonnes) and a pedal cycle. A systematic case review approach was used to identify the infrastructure, vehicle road user and management factors that contributed to these crashes and injuries and how these factors interacted. <br><br>RESULTS: Trucks turning left conflicting with pedal cyclists traveling straight ahead was a common crash scenario. Key contributory factors identified included the pedal cyclists not being visible to the truck drivers, road narrowing and inappropriate positioning of pedal cyclists. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Crashes involving trucks and pedal cyclists are complex events that are caused by multiple interacting factors therefore multiple measures are required to prevent them from occurring.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2017.1291938",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1291938"
}