Category Archives: Alcohol

Pedestrian Falls and Alcohol Use

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Built Environment and Health

Our recent paper highlights an often-overlooked aspect of pedestrian safety: the role alcohol and drug use play in falls that occur outdoors, particularly on streets and sidewalks. We used data from the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS), which … Continue reading →

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Pedestrian Injury Research

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Built Environment and Health

Our work on pedestrian safety is an extension of our work on how urban design can be used to support engagement in pedestrian activity and physical activity. As we have built our portfolio of pedestrian injury research, we have come … Continue reading →

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Alcohol involvement in cyclist injuries

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Built Environment and Health

We are expanding our work on the link between nightlife establishments, nightlife districts and pedestrian injury from motor vehicles to include cyclist injuries.  Our first paper on cyclist injuries compared estimates of the proportion of cyclists injured while under the … Continue reading →

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