THE MAN IN THE STREET-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS IN THE EMPIRE STATE

NEW YORK STATE PEDESTRIANS ARE INVOLVED IN 28,000 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR, AND 1,000 OF THESE PEDESTRIANS RECEIVE FATAL INJURIES. THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT, BASED ON PUNCH CARD RESUMES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACCIDENT REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JULY 1970. A GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE OUTLINE OF HOST, VEHICULAR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IS FOLLOWED BY A DEMONSTRATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANY OF THESE FACTORS AND THE PEDESTRIAN'S DEGREE OF INJURY, AS ASSESSED BY THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL'S INJURY SEVERITY SCALE. EXAMPLES OF INTERACTING EFFECTS OF SEVERAL OF THESE FACTORS ARE PRESENTED TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR CAUTION BEFORE CLAIMING ANY SUCH RELATIOSHIP TO BE CASUAL. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • FIFTEENTH CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
• Authors:
  • McLean, A J
• Conference:
  • American Association for Automotive Medicine, 15th Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-122
• Serial:
  • Volume: 15th proc

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash severity; Pedestrian vehicle crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223908
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1973 12:00AM