
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voukelatos, Alexander 
A1  - Khan, Sufia 
T1  - Letter: Children?s bicycle safety education does not reduce injuries
JF  - Health Promotion Journal of Australia
JO  - Health Promot J Aust
Y1  - 2010
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
SP  - 152
EP  - 152
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HE10152 
N2  - Learning to ride a bicycle is a common and joyful experience of childhood (up to 68% of children reported riding a bicycle in a two-week period) that has many health benefits. However, children have the highest bicycle-related injury rates compared to other age groups. In NSW, bicycle injury-related hospitalisations in people aged 5-14 years account for approximately half of all bicycle injury-related hospitalisations. A typical bicycle education program for children will involve a one-session program focusing on safe cycling information, with some time allocated to practising safe cycling skills. However, these programs have not been well documented or evaluated. We conducted a pilot study investigating the effectiveness of a bicycle education program in increasing safe cycling knowledge and behaviour in the Macarthur area of south-west Sydney. 
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