THE SEVERITY OF INJURY SUSTAINED BY A CHILD PEDESTRIAN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VEHICLE DESIGN

Based on an analysis of British accident statistics, this paper investigates some of the factors which affect the severity of injury sustained by a child pedestrian when struck by a motor vehicle. Particular attention is paid to the design of the vehicle, and differences are found in the proportions severely injured between different types of vehicles and between different types of cars. Related work is discussed in some depth. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  University College London

  Centre for Transport Studies, Gower Street
  London,   United Kingdom  WC1E 6BT
• Authors:
  • Hutchinson, T P
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Automobiles by type; Children; Crash severity; Crashes; Design; Injuries; Injury severity; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Statistics; Vehicle design; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle make
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1057: Air transport network; 1758: Child; 9011: Design (overall design); 2163: Injury; 1733: Pedestrian; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Safety Study and Research Fund, Belgium
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM