Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Any realizations about improvement in bicycling "accident rates" (however they are measured) after advanced cyclist education?
For adults, there is no firm data that I am aware of. It seems no ones asks at the ER if the cyclist was trained.
However, in 1993 the Hawaii Bicycle League documented that their BikeEd Hawaii Program (for 4th graders) evaluation indicated that children who participated in bicycle education dramatically improved their riding behavior:
Right side riding improved by 7%
Helmet usage among children increased by 13%
Sidewalk riding decreased by 47%
Crashes decreased by 77%
Some decent numbers, I think.