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Pedestrian and Bike Injuries in Minnesota. Presenters: Dorothy Gondwe Leslie Seymour, MD MPH. Bicyclists: Other Users of the Road. Injury & Violence Prevention Unit Minnesota Department of Health Leslie Seymour, MD MPH Anna Gaichas, MS CTS Transportation Conference
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Pedestrian and Bike Injuries in Minnesota Presenters: Dorothy Gondwe Leslie Seymour, MD MPH
Bicyclists: Other Users of the Road Injury & Violence Prevention Unit Minnesota Department of Health Leslie Seymour, MD MPH Anna Gaichas, MS CTS Transportation Conference Jon Roesler, MS May 20, 2009 Mark Kinde, MPH
‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune October 3, 2008
Data Sources • Crash Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2007 • Hospital Data: 2000-2007 • CODES Data: 2000-2002, 2004-2005 • Trauma Data Base: 2000-2008 • Death Certificate Data: 2000-2008
‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune October 3, 2008
Conclusions • 2000-2005: mv/bike crashes increased. • 2005-2007: mv/bike crashes decreased. • 2008-2009: ? • Changes in numbers only…what does it mean? • Any changes in number of bicyclists?
What Next? • We need denominator data…. • How many bicyclists are there? • How much / where are they riding?