Although many CSU students bike to school, researchers at the CDC have demonstrated that dangerous motor vehicle traffic poses a significant deterrent for many to bike to school (Dellinger et al, 2002). The prevalence of biking injuries may be preventing a greater adoption of this method of transportation. Studies have verified that various factors increase the probability of bicycle accidents and the severity of their associated injury. Inclement weather, poor lighting, and vehicle speed have been found to drastically increase the number of bike injuries and the magnitude of their outcome (Kim et al, 2007). Other studies have outlined ways that cyclist put themselves at risk. Cyclists are likely to commit violations that put themselves
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It is common knowledge that wearing a helmet prevents head injuries while riding a bike but despite the information, college students still refuse to wear the safety gear. A retrospective cohort study of Southern Alberta found that of all severe injuries during 1995-2009, 2.2% of them were the result of biking accidents (Roberts et al, 2013). Furthermore, injury patterns showed that 67.4% were to the head and an additional 26% to the face (Roberts et al, 2013). The same study also showed that less than 25% of college students report that they wear a helmet when they are riding their bike (Ross et al. 2010). The reasons behind college students not wearing helmets include but are not limited to physical discomfort of helmet wearing, cost, biking short distances, inconvenience, disruption of physical appearance and concerns about ridicule (Roberts et al. 2010). Cossman’s (et al. 2013) study also showed that students don’t wear helmets due to vanity, cost, inconvenience, and peer ridicule. Students who reported that they did wear helmets wore them because of past injuries they have experienced while riding their bike, injuries that someone close to them have received while riding their bike, perceived dangers of riding a bike and the perceived safety that a helmet provides (Roberts et al. 2010). It was discovered that only a few students …show more content…
The Safe Routes to School Program in Marin County California found great success in promoting bike commuting by creating and maintaining safe routes of travel (Staunton et al, 2003). Programs like this are important because a huge factor in the way that people choose their mode of transportation has to do with the route that the person uses to commute and if the route provides safe and adequate conditions for the mode of transportation (Noland 1995). If a person has a choice of their mode of transportation they are more likely to choose the type of transportation that they perceive being of lower risk. Another study found that gender also plays a role in the selection of biking as a form of transportation. The study found that less women use bikes as a form of transportation because they perceive biking to be less safe and put the bikers at a higher risk of injury (Emond et al. 2009). Women who do bike as a form of transportation prefer paths that they can bike on that are separate from the roadways that cars use (Emond et al.
It is common knowledge that wearing a helmet prevents head injuries while riding a bike but despite the information, college students still refuse to wear the safety gear. A retrospective cohort study of Southern Alberta found that of all severe injuries during 1995-2009, 2.2% of them were the result of biking accidents (Roberts et al, 2013). Furthermore, injury patterns showed that 67.4% were to the head and an additional 26% to the face (Roberts et al, 2013). The same study also showed that less than 25% of college students report that they wear a helmet when they are riding their bike (Ross et al. 2010). The reasons behind college students not wearing helmets include but are not limited to physical discomfort of helmet wearing, cost, biking short distances, inconvenience, disruption of physical appearance and concerns about ridicule (Roberts et al. 2010). Cossman’s (et al. 2013) study also showed that students don’t wear helmets due to vanity, cost, inconvenience, and peer ridicule. Students who reported that they did wear helmets wore them because of past injuries they have experienced while riding their bike, injuries that someone close to them have received while riding their bike, perceived dangers of riding a bike and the perceived safety that a helmet provides (Roberts et al. 2010). It was discovered that only a few students …show more content…
The Safe Routes to School Program in Marin County California found great success in promoting bike commuting by creating and maintaining safe routes of travel (Staunton et al, 2003). Programs like this are important because a huge factor in the way that people choose their mode of transportation has to do with the route that the person uses to commute and if the route provides safe and adequate conditions for the mode of transportation (Noland 1995). If a person has a choice of their mode of transportation they are more likely to choose the type of transportation that they perceive being of lower risk. Another study found that gender also plays a role in the selection of biking as a form of transportation. The study found that less women use bikes as a form of transportation because they perceive biking to be less safe and put the bikers at a higher risk of injury (Emond et al. 2009). Women who do bike as a form of transportation prefer paths that they can bike on that are separate from the roadways that cars use (Emond et al.