Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- Naema Khodadadi-Hassankiadeh 1
- Farshad Sedaghati Voshme Saraei 2
- Leila Kouchakinejad‑Eramsadati 1
- Fateme Keihanian 1
- Marieh Hosseinpour 1
1 Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Trauma Institute, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
2 School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: Cycling is a healthy and enjoyable activity, but it is also dangerous. The risk factors of cycling injury are unknown considering the cycling infrastructure and cyclists’ behavior in northern Iran. This study aimed to explain the experiences of injured cyclists admitted to Poursina Educational and Medical Center, Rasht in 2021 as one of the risk factors of cycling.
Methods: A content Analysis was undertaken on the experiences of cyclists over the age of 18 who had one or more injured limbs due to a crash or falling while riding a bicycle. Data were obtained from the registration system of the Guilan Road Trauma Research Center. Potentially eligible participants were contacted by telephone. Twenty people with various characteristics in terms of age, sex, etc. were included in the interview.
Results: Cyclists' experiences of risk factors consisted of thirteen categories; lack of law, not being trained, poor traffic culture, easy to upset the balance, cycling infrastructure, inappropriate roads, darkness, unfavorable weather, unsafe behavior, non-standard bicycle, unsafe protectives, intentional injury to female road users and danger of colliding with other road users.
Conclusion: The extracted risk factors can be taught as the ABC of cycling to novice cyclists. Thus, responsible efforts to regulate, educate, cultivate, and monitor cycling can encourage people to cycling.
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