Countermeasures

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Countermeasure	Effectiveness	Cost	Use	Time
Bicycle Helmet Laws for Children		$	Medium	Short
Universal Bicycle Helmet Laws		$	Low	Short
Active Lighting Laws		$	High	Varies
Motorist Passing Bicyclist Laws		$	Medium	Short
Lower Speed Limits		$	High	Varies

There are no countermeasures in this category.

Countermeasure	Effectiveness	Cost	Use	Time
Promote Bicycle Helmet Use with Education		$$$	Unknown	Medium
Safe Routes to School		$	High	Short
Bicycle Safety Education for Children		$	Unknown	Short
Cycling Skills Clinics, Bike Fairs, Bike Rodeos		$	Unknown	Short

Countermeasure
Rider Conspicuity Laws
Driver Training
Bicycle Safety Education for Adult Cyclists
Share the Road Awareness Campaigns

Evaluation Metrics Effectiveness:
	Demonstrated to be effective by several high-quality evaluations with consistent results.
	Demonstrated to be effective in certain situations.
	Likely to be effective based on balance of evidence from high-quality evaluations.
	Limited evaluation evidence, but adheres to principles of human behavior and may be effective if implemented well.
	No evaluation evidence, but adheres to principles of human behavior and may be effective if implemented well.

Cost to implement:
$$$	Requires extensive new facilities, staff, equipment, or publicity, or makes heavy demands on current resources.
$$	Requires some additional staff time, equipment, facilities, and/or publicity.
$	Can be implemented with current staff, perhaps with training; limited costs for equipment or facilities.
These estimates do not include the costs of enacting legislation or establishing policies.

Use:
High	More than two-thirds of the States, or a substantial majority of communities
Medium	One-third to two-thirds of the States or communities
Low	Less than one-third of the States or communities
Unknown	Data not available

Time to implement:
Long	More than 1 year
Medium	More than 3 months but less than 1 year
Short	3 months or less
These estimates do not include the time required to enact legislation or establish policies.

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