Protocol of a cluster-randomised trial to improve adolescent bicycling safety education programme efficacy.

Introduction: Second to motor vehicles, bicycles contribute to more childhood injuries than any other consumer product. Youth bicycling safety education programmes are one avenue of prevention, but despite a plethora of programmes, little is known about their impact on bicycling safety behaviour. This paper summarises a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the impact of a bicycle safety education programme for young adolescents.