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Injuries to Pedestrians and Bicyclists: An Analysis Based on Hospital Emergency Department Data.

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Types of events causing injury to pedestrians and bicyclists 2

Figure 2. Case identification definitions for emergency department data collection 11 

Figure 3. Percentage of bicyclists injured in non-roadway locations or in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by age of bicyclist 23

Figure 4. Percentage of bicyclists injured in non-roadway locations or in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by gender of bicyclist 24

Figure 5. Percentage of bicyclists injured in non-roadway locations or in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by race of bicyclist 26

Figure 6. Percentage of bicyclists wearing a helmet by type of bicyclist injury event 26

Figure 7. Percentage of bicyclists reported using alcohol by type of bicyclist injury event 27

Figure 8. Percentage of non-roadway or non-motor vehicle cases among
injured bicyclists who were treated and released and among those hospitalized 31

Figure 9. Percentage of pedestrians injured in non-roadway locations in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by age of pedestrian 42

Figure 10. Percentage of pedestrians injured in non-roadway locations or in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by gender of pedestrian 43

Figure 11. Percentage of pedestrians injured in non-roadway locations or in
events not involving a motor vehicle, by race of pedestrian 44

Figure 12. Percentage of pedestrians reported using alcohol by type of pedestrian injury event 45



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