SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INJURIES SUSTAINED BY CHILD PEDESTRIANS STRUCK BY THE FRONTS OF CARS

The relative importance of child pedestrian accidents is first considered by reference to national accident statistics for Great Britain. Data from a study using existing hospital and police records are then used to examine the location of the initial pedestrian contacts with the vehicle and the effects of initial contact on overall injury severity. In particular the incidence of 'run over' accidents is examined and it is shown that, contrary to popular belief, the very young child is rarely run over by the striking vehicle. Then the injuries sustained by child pedestrians struck by the fronts of cars or light goods vehicles derived from a car are described and the differences in injury patterns with age examined.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference held in San Diego, California, October 17-19 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Ashton, S J
• Conference:
  • Proceedigns from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 353-380

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Analysis; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Crash severity; Crashes; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Children's accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Pedestrian injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317027
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-82
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1980 12:00AM