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Cyclists' Injuries in Traffic

Among numerous participants in road traffic there are also the cyclists. Cycling has become during the recent years one of the major components of modern living, even in Croatia. In almost all the developed countries of the world, cycling is emphasised as an activity which improves health and contributes to the improvement of overall physical fitness and environmental protection. During the period between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999, an analysis of the number of cyclist accidents in road traffic was carried out. Special attention was paid to the number of injured cyclists. In 1996, in road traffic, there were 1, 218 cyclist accidents in which 912 (74.9%) cyclists were injured. In 1997, there were 1, 146 incidents and accidents, with 854 (74.5%) injured persons. In 1998, there were 1, 167 accidents, 887 (76%) injured. In the last study in 1999, the total number of cyclist accidents amounted to 1, 230, and the number of the injured cyclists was 924 (75, 1%). Every event resulting in a more or less severe disability is a great distress and great damage to every injured person as individual as well as for the family and eventually for the society as a whole. This paper recommends certain measures and procedures that should substantially reduce the traffic accidents and incidents which involve cyclists.

Cycling; Cyclist Injuries; Intensity Indicators

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