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Injuries to Pedestrians and Bicyclists
In a study, 84 percent of the bicyclists were treated and released, and 13 percent were hospitalized. Almost one-fourth of the bicyclists injured in collisions on the roadway were hospitalized, compared to less than 10 percent for the other event categories. Bicycle-only injuries sustained on driveways and off-road trails were more likely to require hospitalization than injuries sustained on sidewalks. Three-fourths of the bicyclists treated and released were injured in non-roadway, non-motor vehicle events and thus were unlikely to be reported in State traffic records files. The most frequently injured body locations were upper limbs (46 percent of bicyclists), lower limbs (37 percent), face or neck (28 percent), and head (22 percent). Bicyclists injured in collisions with motor vehicles were twice as likely to receive lower limb injuries than those injured in bicycle-only events. Bicyclists struck by a motor vehicle on the roadway were especially susceptible to head and trunk (chest, back, and abdomen/pelvis/lower back) injuries. The most frequent injury types were lacerations (33 percent), contusions (31 percent), and fractures (29 percent). The likelihood of sustaining a fracture was 25-30 percent, regardless of location or motor vehicle involvement.
Read more from the FHWA article Injuries to Pedestrians and Bicyclists: An Analysis Based on Hospital Emergency Department Data.
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