{"id":5637,"date":"2012-10-23T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/23\/greenwaysbike-lanes-heralded-john-forrester-vehicular-cycling-debunked\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:07:22","slug":"greenwaysbike-lanes-heralded-john-forrester-vehicular-cycling-debunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/23\/greenwaysbike-lanes-heralded-john-forrester-vehicular-cycling-debunked\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenways\/Bike Lanes Heralded\u00a0– John Forrester & Vehicular Cycling Debunked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The American Journal of Public Health published a Canadian study which proves that building bike infrastructure such as bike lanes, protected bike lanes, even bike paths, not only makes for significantly safer cycling but that such improvements are the preferred travel option of \u00a0regular, two wheeled \u00a0users of the road.<\/p>\n

This contrasts with the myth long perpetrated by former Palo Alto, CA cyclist, John Forester, who long has had traffic engineers, even the League of American Bicyclists, convinced that cyclists should learn to behave like car drivers.<\/p>\n

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Good News for Greenway Builders and Improvers of Bicycle Infrastructure everywhere.<\/div>\n
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Story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

Study:<\/h1>\n

Route Infrastructure and the Risk of Injuries to Bicyclists: A Case-Crossover Study<\/h1>\n
Kay Teschke,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>M. Anne Harris,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Conor C. O. Reynolds,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Meghan Winters,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Shelina Babul,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Mary Chipman,\u00a0<\/span>MA<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Michael D. Cusimano,\u00a0<\/span>MD, PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Jeff R. Brubacher,\u00a0<\/span>MD, MSc<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Garth Hunte,\u00a0<\/span>MD, PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Steven M. Friedman,\u00a0<\/span>MD, MPH<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Melody Monro,\u00a0<\/span>MPA<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Hui Shen,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Lee Vernich,\u00a0<\/span>MSc<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>Peter A. Cripton,\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Objectives.<\/i>\u00a0We compared cycling injury risks of 14 route types and other route infrastructure features.<\/div>\n

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Methods.<\/i>\u00a0We recruited 690 city residents injured while cycling in Toronto or Vancouver, Canada. A case-crossover design compared route infrastructure at each injury site to that of a randomly selected control site from the same trip.<\/div>\n

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Results.<\/i>\u00a0Of 14 route types, cycle tracks had the lowest risk (adjusted odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20090.11; 95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009=\u20090.02, 0.54), about one ninth the risk of the reference: major streets with parked cars and no bike infrastructure. Risks on major streets were lower without parked cars (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20090.63; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.41, 0.96) and with bike lanes (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20090.54; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.29, 1.01). Local streets also had lower risks (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20090.51; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.31, 0.84). Other infrastructure characteristics were associated with increased risks: streetcar or train tracks (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20093.0; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.8, 5.1), downhill grades (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20092.3; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.7, 3.1), and construction (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.9; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.3, 2.9).<\/div>\n

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Conclusions<\/b>.<\/i>\u00a0The lower risks on quiet streets and with bike-specific infrastructure along busy streets support the route-design approach used in many northern European countries. Transportation infrastructure with lower bicycling injury risks merits public health support to reduce injuries and promote cycling. (Am J Public Health<\/i>. Published online ahead of print October 18, 2012: e1-e8. doi:10.2105\/AJPH.2012.300762)<\/div>\n


Read More:\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/abs\/10.2105\/AJPH.2012.300762?journalCode=ajph&<\/a><\/p>\n

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