TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Fatal and serious collisions involving pedal cyclists and trucks in London between 2007 and 2011
JO  - Traffic injury prevention
A1  - Talbot, Rachel
A1  - Reed, Steve
A1  - Christie, Nicola
A1  - Barnes, Jo
A1  - Thomas, Pete
SP  - 657
EP  - 665
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-9588
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1291938
ID  - ref1
ER  -