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APPENDIX C - DATA ANALYSIS AND MAPS

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Table of Contents of Appendix C

DIFFERENCE OF PROPORTIONS; COMPARISON OF NON-ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT SAMPLES c-1
INCREASE IN FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE BETWEEN NON-ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT SAMPLE  
  EXPERIENCE  
    sex,
age,
height,
weight,
education
c-2
    marital status,
which hand favored,
community population,
occupation,
miles ridden last 12 months
c-3
    number of years ridden 100+ miles,
number of months/year ride bike,
miles biked before Bikecentennial in '76,
own more than one bike,
ever taken bike course,
length of time owned bike
c-4
  EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS  
    frame style,
frame size,
wheel size,
gears,
brakes,
extension levers,
handlebars,
toeclips
c-5
    parts that failed,
accessories that failed,
tires,
flats,
using bicycle packs
c-6
  OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS  
    stop signs,
traffic lights,
signal turns,
ride three abreast,
ride wrong way on one-way street,
ride against traffic,
where normally ride,
normal speed
c-7
    downhill procedure,
frequency used bright clothing,
bike safe flag,
frequency displayed safety triangle,
helmet,
frequency checked mechanical condition,
use of road this summer,
when abandoned roadway
c-8
    procedure if animal approached,
rode at night,
weather conditions,
riding companions,
rode while ill
c-9
    COMPARISON OF NORMAL PROCEDURES WITH PROCEDURE FOLLOWED ON DAY OF ACCIDENT FOR ACCIDENT SAMPLE  
INCREASE IN FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE BETWEEN NON-ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT SAMPLE  
  ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTICS  
    opinion of most hazardous road conditions,
opinion of most hazardous road vehicles,
opinion of other hazardous conditions
c-10
TOTAL MILES RIDDEN BY ALL B76 RIDERS,
MILES RIDDEN BY SEX OF RESPONDENTS BY TRIP TAKEN
c-11
AVERAGE RESPONDENT MILES PER DAY IN EACH STATE BY TRIP CODE c-12
NUMBER OF MALE RESPONDENTS IN EACH STATE,
NUMBER OF FEMALE RESPONDENTS IN EACH STATE
c-13
SEX OF RESPONDENTS BY TRIP TAKEN,
% OF ALL B76 RIDERS RESPONDING BY TRIP TAKEN
c-14
TOTAL NUMBER OF RIDERS IN EACH STATE,
TOTAL RIDER DAYS IN EACH STATE BY TRIP CODE
c-15
MILES RIDDEN BY SEX OF RESPONDENTS IN EACH STATE BY TRIP CODE c-16
LENGTH OF TRAIL IN EACH STATE BY TRIP CODE c-17
PERSONS REPORTING ACCIDENTS  
  ALL TRIPS COMBINED c-18
    (CONTINUED) c-19
  TRIP LENGTH 12-15 DAYS c-20
  TRIP LENGTH 21 DAYS c-21
  TRIP LENGTH 31-35 DAYS c-22
  TRIP LENGTH 45 DAYS c-23
  TRIP LENGTH 55-82 DAYS c-24
    (CONTINUED) c-25
  INDEPENDENT RIDERS - ALL TRIPS COMBINED c-26
  CAMPING RIDERS - ALL TRIPS COMBINED c-27
  BIKE-INN RIDERS - ALL TRIPS COMBINED c-28
  FULL-SERVICE RIDERS - ALL TRIPS COMBINED c-29
AVERAGE TOTAL RESPONDENT DAYS PER ACCIDENT VICTIM BY STATE, RANK BY STATE c-30
AVERAGE TOTAL ACCIDENTS PER MILLION MILES BY STATE, RANK BY STATE c-31
RIDER DAYS PER ACCIDENT BY TRIP c-32
AVERAGE TOTAL ACCIDENTS PER MILLION MILES BY TRIP CODE c-33
TOTAL RESPONDENT DAYS BY SEX IN EACH STATE BY TRIP CODE c-34
MAPS  
  LOCATION OF BIKECENTENNIAL TRIPS AND TRIP LENGTHS c-35
  LOCATION OF GRAVEL ROADS AND FREEWAYS c-36
  HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS c-37
  LOCATION OF HILLY CONDITIONS c-38
  LOCATION OF "OTHER" INJURIES c-39
  LOCATION OF FRACTURES c-40
  LOCATION OF CONCUSSIONS c-41
  LOCATION OF LACERATIONS REQUIRING STITCHES c-42
  LOCATION OF NO-INJURY ACCIDENTS c-43
  LOCATION OF SPRAINS c-44
  LOCATIONS OF BRUISES c-45
  LOCATION OF SCRAPES & CUTS c-46
  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RESPONDING TO BIKECENTENNIAL INFORMATION REPORT c-47
COMPARATIVE ACCIDENT RATE BY AGE c-48
ACCIDENT VICTIM RATE PER MILLION MILES WHEN MOTOR VEHICLE HIT CYCLIST
AVERAGE RIDER DAYS PER ACCIDENT WHEN MOTOR VEHICLE HIT CYCLIST
c-49
ACCIDENT VICTIM RATES WHEN CYCLIST CRASHES AVOIDING MOTOR VEHICLE c-50

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