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The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature
Abstract (provisional) Background Bicycling has the potential to improve fitness, diminish obesity, and reduce noise, air pollution, and greenhouse gases associated with travel. However, bicyclists incur a higher risk of injuries requiring hospitalization than motor vehicle occupants. Therefore, ...
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The Research Is In: You’re Safer in the Bike Lane (or Bike Boulevard, or cycle track)
Streetsblog.net — ... A group of scholars at the University of British Columbia have found otherwise. They conducted a literature review, looking at all available studies linking bicycle safety with infrastructure. Their conclusions will be counterintuitive for some. ...

There’s Safety in (Bike-Specific) Infrastructure
Streetsblog New York City — ... looks at a new review of the scientific literature on the relation between bicycle infrastructure and injuries to cyclists, conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia. While the study points to the need for more data, it finds that dedicated bicycle infrastructure is associated with a lower risk of injury for people on bikes. ...

There’s Safety in (Bike-Specific) Infrastructure
Streetsblog Los Angeles — ... looks at a new review of the scientific literature on the relation between bicycle infrastructure and injuries to cyclists, conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia. While the study points to the need for more data, it finds that dedicated bicycle infrastructure is associated with a lower risk of injury for people on bikes. ...

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