Talbot Rachel, Reed Steve, Christie Nicola, Barnes Jo, Thomas Pete
a Design School, Loughborough University , Loughborough , United Kingdom.
b Department of Civil , Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London , London , United Kingdom.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2017 Aug 18;18(6):657-665. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1291938. Epub 2017 Feb 8.
Increased numbers of people riding pedal cycles have led to a greater focus on pedal cycle safety. The aim of this article is to explore factors that are associated with fatal and a small number of serious-injury pedal cyclist crashes involving trucks that occurred in London between 2007 and 2011.
Data were collected from police collision files for 53 crashes, 27 of which involved a truck (≥3.5 tonnes) and a pedal cycle. A systematic case review approach was used to identify the infrastructure, vehicle road user, and management factors that contributed to these crashes and injuries and how these factors interacted.
Trucks turning left conflicting with pedal cyclists traveling straight ahead was a common crash scenario. Key contributory factors identified included the pedal cyclists not being visible to the truck drivers, road narrowing, and inappropriate positioning of pedal cyclists.
Crashes involving trucks and pedal cyclists are complex events that are caused by multiple interacting factors; therefore, multiple measures are required to prevent them from occurring.
骑自行车的人数增加，使得人们更加关注自行车安全。本文旨在探讨2007年至2011年期间在伦敦发生的涉及卡车的致命及少量严重受伤自行车事故的相关因素。
从警方碰撞事故档案中收集了53起事故的数据，其中27起涉及一辆卡车（≥3.5吨）和一辆自行车。采用系统的案例审查方法来确定导致这些事故和伤害的基础设施、车辆道路使用者及管理因素，以及这些因素是如何相互作用的。
卡车左转与直行的自行车发生冲突是常见的事故场景。确定的主要促成因素包括卡车司机看不到骑自行车的人、道路变窄以及骑自行车的人位置不当。
涉及卡车和自行车的事故是由多种相互作用的因素导致的复杂事件；因此，需要采取多种措施来防止此类事故的发生。
