Diferencias en la movilidad, estilos de conducción y accidentalidad entre conductores según sean o no usuarios de bicicleta

  1. Carmona Navarro, Carmen
  2. Jiménez Mejías, Eladio
  3. Martínez Ruíz, Virginia
  4. Olmedo Requena, Rocío
  5. Lardelli Claret, Pablo
Journal:
Actualidad médica

ISSN: 0365-7965

Year of publication: 2013

Tome: 98

Issue: 788

Pages: 11-15

Type: Article

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Abstract

Introduction: It is well known the lower respect to the road safety rules by the bicycle users. The objectives of this study were to identify differences in mobility, driving styles and road crashes among car drivers, according to their condition or not as bicycle users and to assess the effect of being bicycle users on each of these variables. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on a sample of 1114 car drivers (34.4% of them cyclists) using a self-administered questionnaire which assessed: mobility, use of safety devices, driving styles and road crashes. Results: The drivers who were also bicycle users had: higher level of exposure, they drove faster, they perceived themselves as better car drivers and they had been more frequently involved in risky-driving styles than car drivers not bicycle users. Conclusion: In our population, the bicycle user condition was positively associated with all factors that increase morbidity and mortality due to traffic accident.

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