Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling

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Authors

Peter L. Jacobsen · California Department of Public Health

Abstract

A motorist is less likely to collide with a person walking and bicycling if more people walk or bicycle. Policies that increase the numbers of people walking and bicycling appear to be an effective route to improving the safety of people walking and bicycling.

Topics & Keywords

Traffic and Road Safety Urban Transport and Accessibility Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Injury Prevention

Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. 205-209

DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.3.205

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