CURRENT TRENDS IN CRASHES TO OLDER PEDESTRIANS AND RELATED SAFETY TREATMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes continue to be a serious problem in the United States, particularly involving pedestrians aged 65 and over. To address this serious highway safety problem, researchers completed an analysis of more than 70,000 fatal pedestrian crashes nationwide which occurred between 1980 and 1990. Another 26,000 pedestrian crashes from the state of North Carolina were also analyzed over this same time period. Results revealed that older pedestrians (age 65 and more) were slightly less likely than younger pedestrians to be struck by a motor vehicle, but once struck, older people are two to four times more likely to die. Older pedestrians are also over-represented in crashes at intersections. For those aged 25 to 44, alcohol was more likely a factor, and young males aged 6 - 10 were much more likely to be struck than any other age group, particularly from midblock dart-out accidents.

Corporate Authors:
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

Linköping, Sweden SE-581 95
Authors:
- Zegeer, C V
- Stutts, J C
- Huang, Hainan
- Zhou, MengChu
- 0000-0002-5408-8752
- Rodgman, E
Conference:
- Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and Traffic Safety on Two Continents, Proceedings of the Conference
- Location: Hague, Netherlands
- Date: 1993-9-22 to 1993-9-24
Publication Date: 1994

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 55-71

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Crosswalks; Fatalities; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians
Geographic Terms: North Carolina
Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian age; Vehicle pedestrian collisions
Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00666132
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: VTI 1A, Part 2
Files: TRIS, ATRI
Created Date: Sep 19 1994 12:00AM