The Warburton Mountain Bike Destination gives six objectives as reasons for its development. One of these is to: “Enhance the health and wellbeing of the community – The trails will benefit riders who use the trail by providing an enjoyable experience, as well as exercise and associated health and well-being benefits. Members of the local and broader community can be expected to exercise more and become healthier as a result of the construction of the trails. Assuming that the average cycle period is 2.5 hours, the present value of indirect health benefits is estimated to be $47.1 million over a 10-year period for Victorian users.”
Active impacts The economic impacts of active recreation in Victoria – the Marsden Jacob Report 2018
This document was used by the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination to claim that mountain biking has a low injury rate. Problem is that the study does not include any mountain biking. It does not include any extreme sports, a definition that mountain biking falls into. Walking makes up 37% of the study and if you add other bipedal sports then that comes up to 55%.
Warburton Mountain Bike Health Assessment Submission and PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation addresses the claims made by the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination about the health of mountain biking, giving the counter argument.
Mountain_Biking_Injuries (In detail)
The real costs of sports injuries (Economic)
Australian Sports injuries hospitalisation 2016-17 – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Sports injuries 2011-12 – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
MTB injuries – 14 year Study
injuries_cycling_hospital cost_and_osteoarthritis_australia
Osteoarthritis from sports injuries – cycling
Press
Dave Mirra had brain trauma disease CTE when he died _ Sport _ The Guardian first cyclist to donate brain to be tested for CTE has the disease (BMX) – mountain biking has high incidence of head injuries
CTE The Silent Killer – Singletrack
Spikes in Family Violence after Sporting Events – The Conversation
Brain Injuries in Mountain Biking – Are we doing enough?
Brain injuries in mountain biking are we doing enough-Pinkbike 2016
Maydena bike park safety assurance sought after biker death
Casey Brown, mountain biker, inspires to test the limits Enumerates her many injuries
Rethink Warburton Mountain Bike Destination 