Two Fatal Bicyclist Injuries From Extended Rear View Mirrors

Rear view mirrors mounted on the sides of vans and small trucks may extend beyond the sides of the vehicles and pose a hazard to other road users. Case reports of two bicyclists fatally injured by extended rear view mirrors of small trucks are presented.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of trauma 1983-08, Vol.23 (8), p.756-757
Hauptverfasser:	FIFE, DANIEL, DAVIS, JOSEPH, TATE, LAWRENCE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Athletic Injuries - mortality Bicycling Biological and medical sciences Craniocerebral Trauma - etiology Female Humans Male Medical sciences Sports Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Rear view mirrors mounted on the sides of vans and small trucks may extend beyond the sides of the vehicles and pose a hazard to other road users. Case reports of two bicyclists fatally injured by extended rear view mirrors of small trucks are presented.
ISSN:	0022-5282 1529-8809
DOI:	10.1097/00005373-198308000-00012