The Influence of Crossing Controls and Crossing Location on Severity of Injury among Urban Pedestrians

This study describes how pedestrian injuries impose a significant burden on society, particularly in urban environments. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between severity of pedestrian injury and presence of crossing controls at intersections and midblock locations in a large urban center. The data were obtained from the City of Toronto’s Traffic Data Center and Safety Bureau. All police-reported motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005 were included. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between injury severity and the location of the collision. At intersections, the absence of a crossing control conferred a 1.8 greater odd of severe injury and a four time greater odds of fatal injury compared to intersections where controls were present. At midblock locations, crossing controls did not reduce the odds of a severe or fatal injury; there was a 1.5 times greater odd of either severe/fatal injury at midblock locations compared to intersections with crossing controls. More intersection crossing controls would decrease the severity of pedestrian injury by slowing down traffic. Midblock crossing controls do not appear to have the same effect. There were 86 fatalities which occurred at uncontrolled midblock locations and overall, midblock fatalities represented 44% of all fatal pedestrian collisions. Effective strategies to deal with pedestrian midblock collisions are essential, considering the large injury burden these collisions represent.

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• Authors:
  • Rothman, L
• Conference:
  • Safety 2010. 10th World Conference
  • Location: London , United Kingdom
  • Date: 2010-9-21 to 2010-9-24
• Publication Date: 2010-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: v.p.
• Monograph Title: Safety 2010 World Conference
• Serial:
  • Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: Supplement 1
  • Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
  • ISSN: 1353-8047
  • EISSN: 1475-5785
  • Serial URL: http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash locations; Fatalities; Injury severity; Intersections; Midblock crossings; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Toronto (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01325053
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 2011 10:20AM