ACCIDENT DATA BASE FOR URBAN PEDESTRIANS (ABRIDGMENT)
A data collection effort was initiated to provide before and after accident data for a variety of long-term countermeasure evaluation projects. The data base which contains information on 6,000 accidents from 7 states for a 3-year period, reveals a curve that is characteristic of the urban pedestrian accident pattern. The percentages of accidents that occurred between 2:00 and 8:00 pm and those which occurred during daylight lighting conditions were 53 and 68 respectively. The 5 to 9-year group (21 percent) was encountered most frequently, and the total percentage of 14 years old or younger was 42. The type of weather, vehicle and street conditions are also noted. The accident-based countermeasure evaluations are aimed at detecting a change in the occurrence of specific target-accident types.
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- Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Pedestrians. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Knoblauch, Richard L
- Publication Date: 1977
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 26-30
- Monograph Title: Pedestrian Controls, Bicycle Facilities, Driver Research, and System Safety
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 629
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Before and after studies; Countermeasures; Data collection; Databases; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Streets; Urban areas; Vehicles; Weather
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00173102
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309026571
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM