Background Calculating the disease burden due to injury is complex, as it requires many
methodological choices. Until now, an overview of the methodological design choices that …

Objective: The objectives of the present article were to (a) describe the main characteristics
of bicycle crashes with regard to the road environment, crash opponent, cyclist, and crash …

Pedelecs, popular among elderly cyclists, are associated with a higher injury risk than
conventional bicycles. About 17% of these injuries are due to falls while (dis) mounting …

Background Information about the burden of (non-fatal) road traffic injury is very useful to
further improve road safety policy. Previous studies calculated the burden of injury in …

Introduction To study in-depth characteristics of single bicycle crashes and type of injuries
considering gender and age differences. Methods Hospital reported bicycle crashes …

Britain has one of the lowest road casualty rates globally, yet tens of thousands of people
are killed or seriously injured annually, and numbers have plateaued since 2012. Despite …

Introduction Population-based knowledge on the occurrence of femoral shaft fractures is
necessary for allocation of health care services, optimization of preventive measures, and …

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) disproportionately impact low and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Current interventions in LMICs primarily target road user behavior, neglecting …

Background While comorbidities and types of road users are known to influence survival in
people hospitalised with injury, few studies have examined the association between …

The EU research project SafetyCube pays specific attention to serious road injuries, defined
as nonfatal road traffic casualties with an injury severity level of MAIS3+. By means of …