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An experiment on rider stability while mounting: Comparing middle-aged and elderly cyclists on pedelecs and conventional bicycles by Twisk, D.A.M., Platteel, S., Lovegrove, G.R.

“…Pedelecs, popular among elderly cyclists, are associated with a higher injury risk than conventional bicycles. About 17% of these injuries are due to falls…”
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An epidemiological study of the risk of cycling in the dark: The role of visual perception, conspicuity and alcohol use by Twisk, D.A.M., Reurings, Martine

“…•Cycling in the dark is more dangerous than in other light conditions for all ages.•The injury rate is usually higher in the early morning than in the late…”
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Do road user roles serve as social identities? Differences between self-described cyclists and car drivers by Hoekstra, A.T.G., Twisk, D.A.M., Hagenzieker, M.P.

“…•We investigated social identification among self-described car drivers and cyclists.•645 respondents completed a web-based survey.•Road users report having…”
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Effect of physical effort on mental workload of cyclists in real traffic in relation to age and use of pedelecs by Boele-Vos, M.J., Commandeur, J.J.F., Twisk, D.A.M.

“…•Role of physical effort on mental workload of cyclist was investigated in a field experiment.•Increased physical effort affected mental workload of cyclists…”
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Do young novice drivers overestimate their driving skills more than experienced drivers? Different methods lead to different conclusions by De Craen, S., Twisk, D.A.M., Hagenzieker, M.P., Elffers, H., Brookhuis, K.A.

“…► Two methods were used to measure how novice and experienced drivers assess their own driving skills. ► When drivers compare themselves to other drivers,…”
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Riding performance on a conventional bicycle and a pedelec in low speed exercises: Objective and subjective evaluation of middle-aged and older persons by Kovácsová, N., de Winter, J.C.F., Schwab, A.L., Christoph, M., Twisk, D.A.M., Hagenzieker, M.P.

“…•Age differences in riding performance were investigated for three low-speed tasks.•Participants rode a pedelec and a conventional bicycle, and filled out…”
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Studying the role of vision in cycling: Critique on restricting research to fixation behaviour by Schepers, J.P., Den Brinker, B.P.L.M., De Waard, D., Twisk, D.A.M., Schwab, A.L., Smeets, J.B.J.

“…•Vansteenkiste et al. studied cyclists’ viewing behaviour to test the two-level model of steering.•This model has significance for the importance of areas in…”
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Experimental exposure to alcohol as a model for the evaluation of neurobehavioural tests by Hooisma, J, Twisk, D A, Platälla, S, Muijser, H, Kulig, B M

“…The performance characteristics of 4 computerized psychological tests were studied using alcohol as a model compound. Subjects received alcohol (0.5 ml/kg) or…”
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