TABLE 2—
Characteristics of the Study Participants and the Bicycling Trips During Which They Were Injured: Vancouver and Toronto, Canada; 2008–2009
| No. (%) | |
|
Participant characteristics | |
| Male | 410 (59.4) |
| Female | 280 (40.6) |
| Age, y (n = 685) | |
| 19–29 | 250 (36.5) |
| 30–39 | 177 (25.8) |
| 40–49 | 108 (15.8) |
| 50–59 | 91 (13.3) |
| 60–69 | 49 (7.2) |
| ≥ 70 | 10 (1.5%) |
| Regular cyclist (cycled ≥ 52 times/y) | 608 (88.1) |
| Completed postsecondary diploma or degree | 518 (75.1) |
| Employed | 546 (79.1) |
| Income > $50 000 (n = 610) | 341 (55.9) |
| Trip characteristics | |
| Purpose | |
| To/from work/school | 287 (41.6) |
| Exercise or recreation | 177 (25.7) |
| Social reasons (e.g., movies, visit friends) | 159 (23.0) |
| Personal business (e.g., shopping, doctor’s visit) | 126 (18.3) |
| During work | 17 (2.5) |
| Timing | |
| Weekday | 531 (77.0) |
| Daylight hours (i.e., not dawn, dusk, or night) | 535 (77.5) |
| Rainy or snowy weather | 52 (7.5) |
| Distance, km | |
| < 2 | 249 (36.1) |
| 2–< 5 | 221 (32.0) |
| 5–< 10 | 138 (20.0) |
| 10–< 20 | 48 (7.0) |
| ≥ 20 | 34 (4.9) |
| Protective gear used | |
| Helmet | 478 (69.3) |
| High visibility clothing on torso | 273 (39.6) |
| Injury event involved | |
| Collision with motor vehicle | 231 (33.5) |
| Collision with surface feature (e.g., streetcar or train tracks, pothole, rock) | 170 (24.6) |
| Collision with route infrastructure (e.g., post, curb, planter, lane divider) | 50 (7.2) |
| Collision with other person or animal (i.e., cyclist, pedestrian, skater, dog) | 46 (6.7) |
| Fall while trying to avoid a collision | 60 (8.7) |
| Fall in other circumstances | 133 (19.3) |
Note. The sample size was n = 690 (participants and injury trips).