Analysis of Factors Influencing Pedestrian Injury Severity in Pedestrian-Vehicle Crashes

Pedestrian movement highly influences the traffic operation in the entire road network, meanwhile pedestrian safety issues have been more considered nowadays. Pedestrians' behaviors include "crossing" and "walking", both of which interact with motorized vehicles. As one of the main traffic crash types, it is necessary to analyze the factors that affect the severity of pedestrian injury of a Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash (PVC) and differentiate them from "crossing" and "walking" pedestrian behaviors. Pedestrian, driver, vehicle, environment, and crash characteristics in specific PVC events are discussed. Ordered Probit models are developed in both scenarios to reflect the influencing factors of pedestrian injury severity in PVCs in terms of crossing and walking behaviors. Data from the 2008 FDOT crash database are used to build such predictive models. Given the models themselves with the similarities and differences in two scenarios, suggestions and countermeasures based on findings are provided to reduce pedestrian injury severity along with crash occurrence in order to improve pedestrian safety levels.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413586.043
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Zheng, Yinan
• Conference:
  • Second Transportation & Development Congress 2014
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 2014-6-8 to 2014-6-11
• Publication Date: 2014-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 448-457
• Monograph Title: T&DI Congress 2014: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Injury severity; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Probits
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01529148
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784413586
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jun 27 2014 8:49AM