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Collisions involving pedal cyclists on Britain's roads: Establishing the causes

Source: Transportation Research Laboratory Reports
The UK Department for Transport commissioned research to assess the causes of collisions involving cyclists. This report investigates the key causal factors relating to accidents involving cyclists.
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Sense and Nonsense About Shared Space

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This paper examines the traffic safety improvements and potential conflicts associated with shared space implementation in Germany and the Netherlands.
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Shared Space: Safe or Dangerous?

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This paper examines the philosophy of shared space and the effects of its implementation on traffic safety.
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Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America

Source: Journal of Public Transportation
This paper provides an overview of bike-transit integration in large American and Canadian cities.
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Cheap or Expensive Bicycle Helmets

Source: Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
When you pay more for a helmet you may get an easier fit and snazzier graphics. But the basic impact protection of cheap helmets we tested equaled the expensive ones.
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Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: urban land transport

Source: The Lancet
Comparative Risk Assessment methods were used to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings -- London, UK, and Delhi, India.
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ViaRecreActiva Metropolitana

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
To connect two diverse neighborhoods in Guadalajara, Mexico, officials closed streets to automobile traffic and opened them for bicycling, walking, and community building.
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Methods of Increasing Pedestrian Safety at Right-Turn-On-Red Intersections (User's Manual)

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This study sought to determine current motorist compliance to RTOR regulations, develop and test countermeasures for RTOR pedestrian crashes, and develop improved guidelines for prohibition of RTOR.
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Traffic Safety Facts - Children

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This briefing presents child traffic fatality and injury statistics, based on data collected in 2008. Subsections focus on child pedestrian safety trends.
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How to Get More Bicyclists on the Road

Source: Scientific American Magazine
An emerging body of research suggests that a superior strategy to increase pedal pushing could be had by asking the perennial question: What do women want?
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