Journal
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Volume 57, Issue 6, Pages 920-924Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.05.028
Keywords
Cycling; Injuries; Collisions; Population health; Intervention
Funding
- Canadian Institutes of Health research (CIHR) [GIR-99711]
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
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Objective. This study aimed to estimate the impact of implementing a public bicycle share program (PBSP) on the likelihood of self-reported collisions and near misses between cyclists and motor vehicles among cyclists living in Montreal. Methods. A repeated cross sectional design was used. Surveys were conducted at the launch of the PBSP, at the end of the first and second seasons of implementation. Logistic regression estimated changes in the likelihood of reporting collisions or near misses. Results. There was no evidence of a change in likelihood of reporting a collision or near miss after implementing the PBSP. PBSP users were not at a greater risk of reporting a collision (OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 0.77-3.02) or near miss (OR = 137,95% Cl: 0.94-1.98), although confidence intervals were wide. The number of days of cycling per week was associated with collisions (OR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.17-1.39) and near misses (OR = 134, 95% CI: 1.26-1.42). Conclusions. There was no evidence of a change in the likelihood of reporting collisions or near misses in Montreal between the implementation of the PBSP and the end of the second season. Time spent cycling was associated with reporting a collision or near miss. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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