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Table 1 Characteristics of accident studies
From: Truck-bicycle safety: an overview of methods of study, risk factors and research needs
Study | Type | Data source | Method | Aim | Accident type | Sample size | Time period (years) | Truck type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Klintschar et al., 2003 [22] | Forensic | Investigation reports | Description of the case | Describe the mechanism of the specific accident type | Dragging accident | 1 | not relevant | Long trailer |
Niewoehner & Berg, 2005 [23] | In-depth | DEKRA databasea | Descriptive statistics | Explore the characteristics of accidents and suggest safety measures | Turning accidents | 45 | 1 | Goods vehicles over 3,5 t |
Fenn et al., 2005 [24] | Accident data | STATS 19 databasea | Descriptive statistic | Investigate blind spot related accidents | Blind spot accidents | 503 | 7 | Goods vehicle over 7,5 t |
In-depth | HVCIS databasea | 17 | 3 | |||||
Cookson & Knight, 2010 [25] | Accident data | STATS 19 database a | Descriptive statistics | Assessing the effects of sideguards | Trucks overtaking and turning left vs. cyclists | 352 | 3 | Heavy Goods Vehicle |
In-depth | HVCIS databasea | 142 | 10 | |||||
Gelino et al., 2012 [26] | Accident data | Police database | Descriptive statistics | Assess the safety situation | Truck-bicycle accidents | 61 | 11 | Large trucks |
Helman et al., 2013 [18] | Accident data | STATS19a database | Descriptive statistics and exposure analysis | Understand the relative risk represented by construction vehicles | Truck-bicycle accidents | 311 | 4 | Construction vehicles |
Johannsen et al., 2015 [27] | In-depth | GIDAS databasea | Detailed reconstruction | Improve understanding of pre-accident dynamics | Turning accidents | 5 | 1 | Trucks, lorries and vans |
Seiniger et al., 2015 [28] | In-depth | GIDAS and UDV databasesa | Descriptive statistics | Analysis of speeds, behaviour, infrastructure | Turning accidents | 120 | unknown | unknown |
Conway et al., 2016 [4] | Accident data | Police database | Geospatial analyses | Explore infrastructure and demand characteristics indicative of truck-bicycle conflicts | Truck-bicycle accidents on specific routes | 122 | 3 | Large (6+ tires) and commercial vehicles (4 tires) |
Britton, 2016 [29] | Accident data | FARS databasea | Descriptive statistics | Explore characteristics of fatal accidents | Fatal truck-bicycle accidents | 78 | 1 | Large trucks |
Malczyk & Bende, 2017 [30] | In-depth | UDV databasea | Descriptive statistics | Explore potential for electronic turn-assistance | Truck-bicycle accidents | 62 | 6 | Vehicle over 12 t |
Pokorny et al., 2017 [31] | Accident data | Police database | Descriptive statistics, binary logistic model | Explore characteristics and contributory factors of accidents | Truck-bicycle accidents | 271 | 15 | Vehicle classified by police as truck, semitrailer, tanker, 1-axe trailer or 2-axe trailer |
In-depth | NPRA databasea | Descriptive statistics | Fatal truck-bicycle accidents | 13 | 10 | |||
Richter & Sachs, 2017 [32] | Accident data | Police database | Descriptive statistics | Gain knowledge to improve infrastructure design | Turning accidents | 755 | 6 | Van, delivery truck, truck without trailer, semitrailer truck |
Talbot et al., 2017 [33] | In-depth | Police investigation files | Descriptive statistics | Identify the contributory factors | Truck-bicycle accidents | 27 | 5 | Trucks over 3,5 t |