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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"bicycle helmets"”.
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Assessing the Efficacy of Bicycle Helmets in Reducing Risk of Head Injury
… among the most common and debilitating injuries. Bicycle helmets can reduce head injury risk and are presently required to meet safety standard certification criteria specifying a minimal level of acceptable impact protection. However, the conditions surrounding cyclist head impacts are thought to …
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Identifying factors associated with bicycle helmet use behavior among college students
… belong to age groups which are at high risk of bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries and are known to be less likely to wear bicycle helmets compared to with other age groups. The study aimed to examine behaviors, attitudes, subjective norms, past bicycle helmet use, bicycle-related injury, …
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Evaluating the Impact of Training on the Effectiveness of Peer Change Agents: A Campus-wide Intervention
… intervention designed to increase the use of bicycle helmets on a large college campus. The training program was evaluated by the number of interactions a peer change agent--an individual who attempts to make a positive change in another person's behavior, had with bicyclists. The results …
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A First Principles Approach to Product Development in Entrepreneurship
… The goal is to improve safety for bicycle riders. This research project identifies, applies, and assesses product development methodologies in a way that is grounded in qualitative research. The framework that encompasses those methodologies was created to bridge the gaps between …
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A test of protection-motivation theory for promoting injury control
… and their injury preventive efforts related to bicycle-related head injuries. Specifically, the present study assessed the contribution of components of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT; severity, vulnerability, response-efficacy, self-efficacy, response-cost) in persuading parents to engage in …