Pedestrian safety

In recent years, there have been many advances in vehicle design which have increased safety for occupants. Few of these improvements are relevant to pedestrian safety. Yet one in five fatalities on Australian roads is a pedestrian. This study reviews pedestrian behaviour, crash site characteristics, and vehicle behaviour in fatal pedestrian crashes using data collected from coronial investigations into fatal road crashes in Australia. The paper considers the possible impact of improved vehicle design on pedestrian safety.

• Authors:
  • McFadden, M
• Conference:
  • International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, 15th, 1996, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Publication Date: 1996-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1246-9
• Monograph Title: The Fifteenth International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Melbourne, Australia, 13-16 May 1996
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: DOT HS 808 465

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash types; Environment; Fatalities; Injury severity; Pedestrians; Travel behavior; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash type; Fatality; Injury prevention; Injury severity; Pedestrian; Road environment; Road user behaviour; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01398648
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 6:01PM