cycling and bicycle helmet links

GLOBAL LINKS

VEHICULAR CYCLING

JOHN S. ALLEN on two abreast cycling
BICYCLING LIFE - almost an old fashioned magazine about the joys of cycling.
CHAINGUARD - lots of good stuff on this vehicular cycling advocacy site
JOHN FORESTER's own website. John is America's original bicycle transportation engineer and author of "Effective Cycling" and "Bicycle Transportation". See his devastating criticisms of bike facilities.
JOHN FRANKLIN, author of "Cyclecraft". Articles on vehicular cycling from a British perspective. The Cycling Digest carries extensive sources of research showing how bike facilities increase cyclist accident rates.
KEN KIFER's site has number of cycling articles including his research in a paper titled "Is Cycling Dangerous?"
JEREMY PARKER's site has some interesting information on the perils of bike lanes
PENSYLVANIA BICYCLE DRIVER'S MANUAL - an otherwise excellent product is spoiled by helmet propaganda typical of cycling publications from the US.
MYRA VAN INWEGEN on safe vehicular cycling in England with pictures of appalling bike facilities
"WHY BIKE LANES ARE A BAD IDEA" - an article by CAN-BIKE Instructor and National Examiner, Christine Code.

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RESEARCH and OPINION

ACCIDENT TYPES IN SIX AMERICAN STATES - summaries by Carol H. Tan Esse, Highway Research Engineer with the US Federal Highway Administration for the University of North Carolina Safety Research Center.
CANADIAN CYCLIST magazine - reports on latest results and up to date information on Canadian racing scene.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGULAR ADULT BICYCLE USER - Jerrold Kaplan's 1975 Master's thesis, a pioneering piece of accident research.
CYCLING ADVOCACY - CHANGES NEEDED - John Franklin explains how the obsession with safety has lowered the public's expectations of cycling as a practical means of transport.
"CYCLE HELMET LAWS - FACTS, FIGURES, & CONSEQUENCES" Dorothy L. Robinson's Velo Australis paper demonstrating with charts and tables the failure of Australia's MHL
DOUBT THROWN ON USEFULNESS OF HELMET USE DATA - Riley Geary takes a critical look at value of data in the US Federal Accident Reporting System (FARS).
"EFFECTIVENESS OF CYCLE HELMETS" - a review of current research by John Franklin.
"EFFECT OF HELMET LEGISLATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA" - an analysis of public records by journalist, Chris Gillham.
"FREEDOM FROM FEAR" - Mighk Wilson of Florida Bicycle Association has found the enemy. It's us.
"HELMET BITES" - De Clarke's interesting views and links, including comments on the New York Times Helmet Report August 2001.
"IS THERE ANY RELIABLE EVIDENCE THAT AUSTRALIAN HELMET LEGISLATION WORKS?" Bruce Robinson's (no relation to Dorothy) Velo Australis paper. Also with easy to understand charts.
"MILTON KEYNES REDWAYS & LEISURE ROUTES" - John Franklin's study of a completely segregated system shows cyclist safety is on UK roadways not the redways. On a distance travelled basis, a cyclist is 7 times more likely to be involved in accident on the off-road system than on arterial roads, and 5 times more likely to suffer an injury.
"TARGET RISK" by Gerald Wilde - "the level of risk a person chooses to accept in order to maximize the overall expected benefit from an activity". Wilde's book examines theories of risk compensation and risk homeostasis, identifying some surprising effects of vehicle safety devices on user behaviour.
WACHTEL & LEWISTON's US study which found the average cyclist incurs 1.8 times the risk of colliding with a motor vehicle from sidewalks as on adjacent roadways

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ORGANIZATIONS

CANADA

ALBERTA BICYCLE ASSSOCIATION - the governing body of cycling in Alberta
BEACONSFIELD CYCLING CLUB - nice club site. Beaconsfield is a suburb of Montreal.
BRITISH COLUMBIA CYCLING COALITION - provincial organization which represents interests of transportational cyclists in BC
CANADIAN CYCLING ASSOCIATION - governing body for cycling sport in Canada.
CITIZENS for SAFE CYCLING - an Ottawa-based advocacy group that delivers CAN-BIKE courses
CYCLECANADA - a commercial site with lots of useful information about cycle touring in Canada.
ELBOW VALLEY CYCLING CLUB is a Calgary, Alberta club very active in defending cyclist rights.
ONTARIO CYCLING ASSOCIATION - governing body for cycling in Ontario - mostly racing
OTTAWA BICYCLE CLUB - Canada's largest racing and touring club - conducts free group riding clinics and learn to race courses for members in the Spring.
VELO QUEBEC - The provincial organization representing Quebec's cycling sector (racing excluded) - mostly en francais. Contains advocacy reports that explain the continuing fight against MHL proposals which the Quebec government keeps bringing back, despite public and media opposition.

GREAT BRITAIN

BRITISH CYCLING FEDERATION - governing body of cycling sport
CAMDEN CYCLING CAMPAIGN has helmet articles by Mayer Hillman.
CAMBRIDGE CYCLING CAMPAIGN - cyclist rights group
CYCLIST'S TOURING CLUB of Great Britain - the National organization of touring and transportational cyclists
THE LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN - Croydon District, advocating on behalf of cyclists.
CYCLING UK is a London-based cycle training organization focusing on on-road skills development.

AUSTRALIA

CYCLING RIGHTS ACTION GROUP - Canberra, Australia. An organization dedicated to reversing its country's helmet laws

NEW ZEALAND

CYCLING HEALTH stands for Helmet Law Truth and Honesty and is a group fighting New Zealand's helmet law.

U.S.A.

HAWAII BICYCLING LEAGUE - a vehicular cycling organization delivering cycling education in the school system.
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS - no longer defending cyclists rights, but rather pushing bike lanes and helmets. Sad, sad, sad.
MAJOR TAYLOR ASSOCIATION - a tribute to an extraordinary cyclist, athlete and human being.
NORTH CAROLINA COALITION FOR BICYCLE DRIVING - a vehicular cycling advocacy group with some interesting articles and links.
PEDAL HISTORY MUSEUM near Buffalo, NY.

EUROPE

EUROPEAN CYCLING FEDERATION - Advocacy news from Europe includes "Improving Bicycle Safety" a helmet position paper

GLOBAL

BICYCLE HELMET RESEARCH FOUNDATION is an independent international coalition of people with a special interest in cycling and cycle helmets. The coalition includes doctors, cycling safety experts, statisticians and people with professional involvement in helmet design and performance.
INTERNATIONAL PRO-CHOICE HELMET COALITION - a global coalition of national organizations formed to fight mandatory helmet laws everywhere they appear (link defunct)

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June 2006
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