Pedestrian and Bike Injuries in Minnesota Presenters: Dorothy Gondwe Leslie Seymour, MD MPH
Bicyclists: Other Users of the Road Injury & Violence Prevention Unit Minnesota Department of Health Leslie Seymour, MD MPH Anna Gaichas, MSCTS Transportation Conference Jon Roesler, MSMay 20, 2009 Mark Kinde, MPH
‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star TribuneTIM HARLOW October 3, 2008
Data Sources Crash Data: , Crash Data: , Hospital Data: Hospital Data: CODES Data: , CODES Data: , Trauma Data Base: Trauma Data Base: Death Certificate Data: Death Certificate Data:
MV/Bicycle Crashes in Minnesota
MV/Bicycle Crashes by Gender,
MV/Bicycle Crashes by Age-group
Bicycle Crashes: 7 – County Metro vs. Greater MN
Bicycle Deaths: Traffic vs. Other Cause
Injuries from Car/Bike Interactions
Severity of Injuries
Severity by Age-group
Bicycle Injuries: MVC VS Other Cause
Average Hospital Charges for Bicycle-crash Injuries
‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star TribuneTIM HARLOW October 3, 2008
Conclusions : mv/bike crashes increased : mv/bike crashes increased : mv/bike crashes decreased : mv/bike crashes decreased : ? : ? Changes in numbers only…what does it mean? Changes in numbers only…what does it mean? Any changes in number of bicyclists? Any changes in number of bicyclists?
What Next? We need denominator data…. We need denominator data…. –How many bicyclists are there? –How much / where are they riding?