PEDESTRIAN INJURY CAUSATION PARAMETERS

Investigations were conducted of 337 auto/pedestrian accidents in Los Angeles, California. Each accident was investigated either on-scene or with a designated follow-up methodology. Applicable accidents were selected for investigation using a temporal sampling plan. Data concerning the collision environment, the involved vehicles and the pedestrian were collected for each case. Completed data forms were submitted to a Quality Control Contractor. Each case was reconstructed and the pertinent data was summarized.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Portions of this document are not fully legible.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science, Incorporated

  8531 East Florence Avenue
  Downey, CA  United States  90240

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • BAIRD, J D
  • Didion, J
  • Heffernan, A
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Data collection; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Sampling; Traffic conflicts; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328845
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DSI-PICS-1 Final Rpt., HS-805 652
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-8-01823
• Files: HSL, NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 15 1982 12:00AM