In Toronto's downtown, one-third of bike crashes involved city's streetcar tracks, reveals study conducted by UBC and Ryerson University.
Accident and Trauma Care - Golden Hour - Taking Care - Don’t
Accident and trauma care is an important public health challenge that requires immediate attention. Injury (trauma) is the leading cause of death for all age groups under the age of 44.
Accident and trauma care is an important public health challenge that requires immediate attention. Injury (trauma) is the leading cause of death for all age groups under the age of 44.
‘About a third of the Toronto bike injuries involved streetcar tracks. Study suggests that separated bike routes could reduce risk to cyclists.’
"This would be a great time to create separated bike and rail lanes," said Kay Teschke, a professor in UBC's school of population and public health. "Physically separated lanes are a wonderful way for two environmentally-friendly modes of transportation to run safely together." The researchers examined 276 bike crashes that sent people to hospital in Toronto's downtown core between May 2008 and November 2009. Toronto's streetcar network runs through the city's downtown and the tracks stretch along many busy streets and intersections. The researchers found that 139 of the crashes occurred in areas with streetcar tracks and 87 directly involved the tracks. In these crashes, cyclists often had to maneuver quickly to avoid collisions with vehicles, pedestrians or other cyclists and their wheels got caught in the gap alongside the rails (called the flangeway) or slipped on the rail itself.
"Riding as a cyclist in Toronto you always feel that streetcar tracks are a hazard, and we all have our near misses, but our study is one of the first to put a number to this risk," said Anne Harris, assistant professor in the school of occupational and public health at Ryerson University. The researchers examined factors that might contribute to the crashes. They found streets with tracks and parked cars to be particularly dangerous, as were left turns at intersections with tracks. They also found that tires of many commonly sold bikes are narrower than the smallest track flangeways.
Bicyclists Should Wear Helmets to Protect Head After an Accident
People should be encouraged to create injury prevention programs, to manufacture better helmets, and to develop and enforce stricter laws.
People should be encouraged to create injury prevention programs, to manufacture better helmets, and to develop and enforce stricter laws.
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Pedaling Like a Professional Cyclist may Actually Reduce Your Performance
At a low exercise intensity of 50 Watts, a recreational cyclist trying to pedal like a professional at 110 revolutions per minute will use more than 60% of power.
At a low exercise intensity of 50 Watts, a recreational cyclist trying to pedal like a professional at 110 revolutions per minute will use more than 60% of power.
Over 1,000 Cyclists Raise 7.8 Million Dollars for the Alberta Cancer Foundation in Canada
The money will help Cancer Foundation to power research to speed up clinical trials, shorten recovery times and provide better care for patients and families.
The money will help Cancer Foundation to power research to speed up clinical trials, shorten recovery times and provide better care for patients and families.
