1. Pedestrian and Bike Injuries in Minnesota Presenters: Dorothy Gondwe Leslie Seymour, MD MPH

2. 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

3. ‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star TribuneTIM HARLOW October 3, 2008

4. Data Sources Crash Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2007 Crash Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2007 Hospital Data: 2000-2007 Hospital Data: 2000-2007 CODES Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2005 CODES Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2005 Trauma Data Base: 2000-2008 Trauma Data Base: 2000-2008 Death Certificate Data: 2000-2008 Death Certificate Data: 2000-2008

5. MV/Bicycle Crashes in Minnesota

6. MV/Bicycle Crashes by Gender, 2000-2007

7. MV/Bicycle Crashes by Age-group

8. Bicycle Crashes: 7 – County Metro vs. Greater MN

9. Bicycle Deaths: Traffic vs. Other Cause

10. Injuries from Car/Bike Interactions

12. Severity of Injuries

13. Severity by Age-group

14. Bicycle Injuries: MVC VS Other Cause

15. Average Hospital Charges for Bicycle-crash Injuries

16. ‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star TribuneTIM HARLOW October 3, 2008

17. Conclusions 2000-2005: mv/bike crashes increased. 2000-2005: mv/bike crashes increased. 2005-2007: mv/bike crashes decreased. 2005-2007: mv/bike crashes decreased. 2008-2009: ? 2008-2009: ? 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?

18. What Next? We need denominator data…. We need denominator data…. –How many bicyclists are there? –How much / where are they riding?