Pedestrian fatalities, Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area and United States, 2000-2004

Motor vehicle crashes killed almost 5,000 pedestrians in 2005 in the United States. Pedestrian risk may be higher in areas characterized by urban sprawl. From 2000 to 2004, pedestrian fatality rates declined in the United States, but the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area did not experience the same decline. Pedestrian fatality rates for males, Hispanics, and the 15-34 and 35-54 year age groups were higher in Atlanta than in the United States overall. Pedestrian safety interventions should be targeted to high-risk populations and localized pedestrian settings.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2007.10.001
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6F-4R5P3GH-1/2/559e40f44841092b68eb85a904c76ba5
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1800052
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Beck, Laurie F
  • Paulozzi, Leonard J
  • Davidson, Stephen C
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 613-616
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Fatalities; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Statistics; Traffic crash victims
• Geographic Terms: Atlanta Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084497
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:08AM