Protected Bike Lanes Reduce Injury Risk Up to 90 Percent
Found online at ibiketo.ca
The Cycling in Cities program at the University of British Columbia has published the results of their ambitious study and revealed that bike lanes and quiet streets make cycling safer, but that separated bike lanes (cycle tracks) provide the most safety. In their study of 690 injured cyclists in Toronto and Vancouver who ended up in emergency rooms, they’ve found that bicycle infrastructure had a positive effect on cycling safety. Not surprisingly people prefer bike lanes, bike paths and quiet streets to just regular roads (as discovered their earlier study).
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Who would have thought? Seperating bikes from traffic would decrease incidents ??? Wow
Great research happening at UBC make sure you check that out.
