
%0 Journal Article
%A Voukelatos, Alexander 
%A Khan, Sufia 
%T Letter: Children?s bicycle safety education does not reduce injuries
%J Health Promotion Journal of Australia
%D 2010/08/01
%V 21
%N 2
%P 152-152
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HE10152
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HE10152 
%X 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. 
