Citation

Partyka SC. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1982; 26: 313-327.

Affiliation

US Dept of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

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Abstract

Time series analysis of seven years of data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System shows some interesting seasonal and long-term trends. The number of bicyclist accidents is essentially a seasonal phenomenon with little long-term change. Motorist and pedestrian accidents are also largely seasonal, but have increased in number overall for the seven years available for study. Bicycle accidents can be modeled as a function of motorist and pedestrian accidents. The average age of fatally-injured bicyclists is increasing generally with a pattern of seasonal variability.