Another piece covering the new research on cyclists injuries. "Injuries involving the arms and legs declined over the years of the study. But there was a rise in more severe injuries: a 60 percent increase, to 16 percent from 10 percent, in head injuries, and a 20 percent increase in injuries to the torso."
"Dr. Breyer, a urologic surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, said one of the most striking findings of the study was the “shift in the age of riders being injured; cycling has become a lot more popular among people over 45,” he said, and older riders now account for a disproportionate number and severity of injuries." http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/cycling-101-neednt-be-collision-course/ On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Andy Bach <[email protected]> wrote: > But Madison is working on it? > > But even that might not be enough, says Jason Vargo > <http://ghi.wisc.edu/person/vargo-jason/>, who studies urban planning at > the University of Wisconsin, Madison and led the recent study on bicycle > deaths. He says society also needs to change the definition of what a road > is to implicitly include bikers. > > Some cities — like Madison, Wis., San Francisco and Portland, Ore. — are > starting to do a better job at this. > > "They're slowing down speeds on biking routes, adding protective places > for cyclists and using different-colored paint," Vargo says. > > > http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/02/436662737/as-more-adults-pedal-their-biking-injuries-and-deaths-are-spiking-too > > D.C. though - every 2nd grade class will have a learn to ride PE unit: > > > http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/09/why-dc-will-teach-every-kid-how-to-ride-a-bike/401621/ > Speaking of working on it - I don't know who to thank but thanks for > redoing the on and off bumps on the Campus drive path for the Walnut Street > bridge! They used to be worrisome but there's new concrete (haven't been on > it in a while) and now it's smooth as can be! > > -- > > a > > Andy Bach, > [email protected] > 608 658-1890 cell > 608 261-5738 wk > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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