PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS
THE STATE OF IDAHO HAS CONDUCTED A STUDY ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS. STATISTICS HAVE BEEN COMPILED ON THE FREQUENCY, LOCATIONS, CAUSES, ETC. OF SUCH ACCIDENTS. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN OF COMMON FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT IN PEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE CONFLICTS, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS MOST OFTEN AT FAULT, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS. THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF ACCIDENTS OCCUR BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS, AND YOUNG PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS. IT IS DETERMINED THAT INTENSIVE PROGRAMS OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION ARE NECESSARY. IN THE AREA OF BICYCLE ACCIDENTS, IT IS ONCE AGAIN THE YOUNGER CYCLIST WHO IS MOST OFTEN INVOLVED. MANY BICYCLISTS CONSIDER THEMSELVES APART FROM THE LAWS OF THE ROAD, AND MANY MOTORISTS FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE RIGHTS OF THE CYCLIST ON PUBLIC ROADS. THESE TWO HABITS OF DISREGARDING THE OTHER'S RIGHTS, COUPLED WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER OF BICYCLISTS ON THE ROADS, IS YIELDING TRAGIC RESULTS. AS WITH PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, ESPECIALLY YOUNGER ONES, MUST BE INSTRUCTED CONCERNING SAFE PRACTICES IN TRAFFIC.
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Corporate Authors:
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID United States 83707 - Publication Date: 1973-9
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 35 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adolescents; Bicycles; Crash investigation; Cyclists; Highway safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Prevention; Safety; Traffic conflicts; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
- Old TRIS Terms: Minors
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224509
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM