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Title:

ANALYSIS OF ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS AND RECOMMENDED COUNTERMEASURES

Accession Number:

00641353

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309055547

Abstract:

A study was carried out to create a better understanding of the causes and characteristics of motor vehicle crashes involving older pedestrians and to present information on appropriate interventions to reduce the problem. Detailed analyses by pedestrian age were carried out on more than 26,000 pedestrian crashes occurring in North Carolina over 11 years. A parallel analysis was also conducted on more than 70,000 fatal pedestrian crashes nationwide from the Fatal Accident Reporting System. Results showed that on a population basis, older pedestrians (65 or older) are slightly less likely than younger pedestrians to be struck by a motor vehicle; however, this statistic does not take into account the amount of walking, accident location, and so forth. Once struck, older pedestrians have a much higher likelihood of being killed--20%, compared with 5 to 10% for younger age groups. Pedestrians 65 or older are overrepresented in crashes during daylight hours, on weekdays, and in winter. Older pedestrians are also overrepresented in intersection crashes (particularly involving turning vehicles) and in crashes involving wide street crossings. Alcohol involvement, however, was less likely for older pedestrians than for most younger age groups. Results of the analysis were used to target specific countermeasures. A variety of educational, enforcement, and roadway improvements were recommended to reduce the annual toll of injuries and fatalities to older pedestrians.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1405, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Older Driver Research.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01403250

Language:

English

Authors:

Zegeer, Charles V
Stutts, Jane C
Huang, Herman
Zhou, Mei
Rodgman, Eric

Pagination:

p. 56-63

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1405
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309055547

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (13) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Intervention

Geographic Terms:

North Carolina

Subject Areas:

Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 3 1994 12:00AM

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