@article{ref1,
title="Free-floating bikeshare and helmet use in Seattle, WA",
journal="Journal of community health",
year="2019",
author="Mooney, Stephen J. and Lee, Bella and O'Connor, Allyson W.",
volume="44",
number="3",
pages="577-579",
abstract="Wearing a helmet when bicycling prevents traumatic brain injury in the event of a crash. Most cyclists nationwide use helmets when riding. However, the growth of free-floating bike sharing systems, which offer short-term access to bicycles but not helmets, may erode helmet-wearing norms among cyclists. We counted cyclists over several hours at four locations in Seattle, WA. We categorized each rider according to whether he or she was wearing a helmet and to whether or not he or she was riding a bike share bike. Whereas 91% of riders of private bikes wore helmets, only 20% of bike share riders wore helmets. Moreover, in locations where a greater proportion of riders were on bikes hare bikes, fewer riders of private bicycles wore helmets (r = - 0.96, p = 0.04). The impact of bike sharing programs on helmet wearing norms among private bike riders warrants further exploration.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0094-5145",
doi="10.1007/s10900-018-00599-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-00599-1"
}