Public bicycle share programs and head injuries

J.M. Graves, B. Pless, L. Moore, A.B. Nathens, G. Hunte and F.P. Rivara

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 8, e106-e111

Abstract: Objectives. We evaluated the effect of North American public bicycle share programs (PBSPs), which typically do not offer helmets with rentals, on the occurrence of bicycle-related head injuries. Methods. We analyzed trauma center data for bicycle-related injuries from 5 cities with PBSPs and 5 comparison cities. We used logistic regression models to compare the odds that admission for a bicycle-related injury would involve a head injury 24 months before PBSP implementation and 12 months afterward. Results. In PBSP cities, the proportion of head injuries among bicycle-related injuries increased from 42.3% before PBSP implementation to 50.1% after (P

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; bicycle; Canada; city; head injury; human; injury; middle aged; statistics; United States; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Bicycling; Canada; Cities; Craniocerebral Trauma; Humans; Middle Aged; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302012

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