Terrorism, dread risk and bicycle accidents
Ayton, Murray and Hampton examined whether fear after the London bombings of 7 July 2005 on public transport changed how people travelled and caused extra road casualties. Underground travel fell and bicycling rose, with additional bicyclist casualties over six months and no detectable increase in car accidents. They conclude that fear from terrorism can prompt risky behaviour but that environmental conditions determine whether it leads to harm, and note that their evidence is correlational.
Ayton, Murray and Hampton examined whether fear after the London bombings of 7 July 2005 on public transport changed how people travelled and caused extra road casualties. Underground travel fell and bicycling rose, with additional bicyclist casualties over six months and no detectable increase in car accidents. They conclude that fear from terrorism can prompt risky behaviour but that environmental conditions determine whether it leads to harm, and note that their evidence is correlational.
Written from the abstract, Judgment and Decision Making.
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