TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Risk compensation: a male phenomenon? Results from a controlled intervention trial promoting helmet use among cyclists
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Messiah, Antoine
A1  - Constant, Aymery
A1  - Contrand, Benjamin
A1  - Félonneau, Marie-Line
A1  - Lagarde, Emmanuel
SP  - S204
EP  - S206
VL  - 102
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - Prevention tools are challenged by risky behaviors that follow their adoption. Speed increase following helmet use adoption was analyzed among bicyclists enrolled in a controlled intervention trial. Speed and helmet use were assessed by video (2621 recordings, 587 participants). Speeds were similar among helmeted and nonhelmeted female cyclists (16.5 km/h and 16.1 km/h, respectively) but not among male cyclists (helmeted: 19.2 km/h, nonhelmeted: 16.8 km/h). Risk compensation, observed only among male cyclists, was moderate, thus unlikely to offset helmet preventive efficacy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300711
ID  - ref1
ER  -