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. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e50606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050606

Table 5. Hospital admission rates per million hours travel (mhua) by travel mode, age, and sex, England 2007–2009.

Mode Age-group All ages
<17 17–20 21–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70+
Men
Driveb 1,131c 11 3.2 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 2.5 1.6
95% CIs 1,0241,247 1111 3.1–.3.3 1.31.4 0.91.0 0.80.8 0.90.9 2.32.6 1.61.6
Cycled 92 32 23 22 16 20 23 34 29
95% CIs 90–94 31–34 22–24 21–22 15–16 19–20 21–24 32–37 29–30
Walke 5.8 7.5 6.9 7.1 9.8 10 12 39 10
95% CIs 5.6–5.9 7.2–7.8 6.8–7.1 6.9–7.3 9.5–10 10–11 11–12 38–39 10–10
Women
Driveb 1,720c 6.2 2.5 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.5 5.7 1.8
95% CIs 1,546–1,910 5.8–6.5 2.4–2.6 1.3–1.4 0.9–1.0 1.1–1.2 1.4–1.6 5.4–5.9 1.8–1.8
Cycled 67 25 18 18 16 25 41 54 28
95% CIs 63–70 21–29 16–19 16–19 15–18 23–27 37–45 47–61 27–29
Walke 3.4 3.8 3.1 2.8 4.1 8.3 14 64 9.4
95% CIs 3.3–3.5 3.6–4.0 3.0–3.2 2.7–2.9 3.9–4.2 8.1–8.5 14–15 64–65 9.3–9.5
a

mhu: million hours use, estimated using National Travel Survey average speed for all trips by this mode as not available by age and sex.

b

These averages include both local roads and motorways/multi-lane divided roadways, where fatality rates are an order of magnitude lower than general purpose roads, but data are not available by age and sex.

c

This figure is greatly exaggerated by under-measurement of under-aged driving.

d

These figures are too high as V19.8 is a dustbin code, including some off-highway falls.

e

Estimates are too low, as some ‘unspecified location’ deaths will have been on-highway.