FACTORS AFFECTING THE INJURY SEVERITY OF ADULT PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
British accident statistics are analysed with respect to the severity of injuries sustained by adult pedestrians when struck by a motor vehicle. Particular attention is paid to vehicle design and small, but statistically significant, differences in accident severity are found between different models of cars. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
University College London
Centre for Transport Studies, Gower Street
London, United Kingdom WC1E 6BT -
Authors:
- Hutchinson, T P
- Publication Date: 1974-4
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 25 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adults; Automobiles; Crash severity; Crashes; Design; Injuries; Injury severity; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Vehicle design
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1747: Adult; 1243: Car; 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: 00133862
- 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