THE INJURY RISK TO WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANTS USING MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION

The transportation safety experience for persons using wheelchairs is largely unknown. Motor vehicle crash involvement and injury frequency was examined in a telephone interview completed by 596 wheelchair users. Overall, 42% were drivers. Most subjects also rode as passengers in private vehicles (87%) and public vehicles (61%). Wheelchair use as a seat in the vehicle was higher among passengers than drivers. Crash involvement was highest among drivers and lower in passengers. Reported injuries from non-crash scenarios, though, were higher in passengers compared to drivers. Persons seated in wheelchairs in vehicles appear to be at a greater safety risk.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

  P.O. Box 4176
  Barrington, IL  United States  60011-4176
• Authors:
  • Songer, T J
  • Fitzgerald, S G
  • Rotko, K A
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 48th Annual Conference
  • Location: Biscayne, Florida
  • Date: 2004-9-13 to 2004-9-15
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 115-129
• Monograph Title: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE 48TH ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS, BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2004
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 1540-0360

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Drivers; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Passengers; Persons with disabilities; Risk analysis; Seats; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Vehicle occupants; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00984909
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 13 2005 12:00AM