Cycling safety research at CARRS-Q Narelle Haworth Presentation to Directions in Road Safety Research Forum, Adelaide, 12 May 2011

Cycling Safety Research Group Narelle Haworth Mark King Andry Rakotonirainy Amy Schramm Gayle Sticher Simon Washington Elliot Fishman

Background Vulnerable Road Users one of the 6 research themes at CARRS-Q Traditionally largely motorcycling but cycling research growing Many similarities in safety issues Promotion of cycling for health reasons and large infrastructure investments

Current projects Delineating injury patterns among cyclist groups Interactions between TWs and vehicles Safety of footpath cycling Legislative impediments to walking and cycling Effects of bicycle hire schemes on non-cyclists Perceptions of risk and use of conspicuity aids

Recent cyclist safety research Bicycle helmet research Alcohol in bicycle crashes Pilot naturalistic cycling study An analysis of cyclist crashes to identify ITS- based interventions The role of traffic violations in police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland Parental beliefs about supervising children when crossing roads and cycling The effect of road lane width on cyclist safety in urban areas

Pedestrian and cyclist safety research Improving the visibility and safety of pedestrians, roadworkers and cyclists Development and evaluation of an adolescent road safety school curriculum program, Skills for Preventing Injury in Youth (including pedestrian and cycling safety)

Issues in cycling safety research Overlap in responsibilities of Govt departments Focus on commuting versus recreation Disagreement between safety and public health perspectives Incompleteness and bias in crash data Poverty of exposure data Questionnaires attracting enthusiasts

Potential future projects Older cyclists Effects of rider characteristics on driver behaviour Potential for improving protective clothing Analysing the data we already have!

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