Injuries to Pedestrians and Bicyclists: An Analysis Based on Hospital Emergency Department Data
APPENDIX E
State Motor Vehicle Crash File Data Descriptive Tables
Table 81. Bicyclist and pedestrian age distributions in 1995 State motor vehicle crash files.
| Age1 |
California |
New York |
North Carolina |
| Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
| 0-4 |
1333
(9.4)2 |
1451
(8.6) |
725
(7.9) |
709
(3.6) |
271
(17.7) |
134
(4.9) |
| 5-9 |
2197
(13.0) |
2176
(10.9) |
220
(8.0) |
| 10-14 |
2994
(21.0) |
1899
(11.2) |
1894
(20.7) |
2309
(11.6) |
401
(26.2) |
255
(9.3) |
| 15-19 |
1838
(12.9) |
1472
(8.7) |
1800
(19.6) |
1782
(8.9) |
188
(12.3) |
324
(11.8) |
| 20-24 |
1558
(10.9) |
1169
(6.9) |
1186
(12.9) |
1539
(7.7) |
143
(9.3) |
244
(8.9) |
| 25-44 |
4875
(34.3) |
4772
(28.3) |
2835
(30.9) |
6086
(30.5) |
358
(23.4) |
960
(34.9) |
| 45-64 |
1312
(9.2) |
2456
(14.5) |
603
(6.6) |
3272
(16.4) |
108
(7.1) |
345
(12.5) |
| 65-74 |
325
(2.3) |
781
(4.6) |
123
(1.3) |
1093
(5.5) |
59
(4.0) |
96
(3.5) |
| 75+ |
688
(4.1) |
979
(4.9) |
174
(6.3) |
| Total3 |
14,235 |
16,885 |
9166 |
19,945 |
1528 |
2752 |
1 Lowest and highest age categories collapsed for bicyclists.
2 Percentage of column total.
3 Excludes cases with missing age information.
Table 82. Bicyclist and pedestrian gender distributions in 1995 State motor vehicle crash files.
| Gender |
California |
New York |
North Carolina |
| Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
| Female |
2740
(18.7)1 |
7000
(40.0) |
1346
(14.3) |
8671
(42.0) |
247
(17.1) |
913
(36.1) |
| Male |
11,934
(81.3) |
10,488
(60.0) |
8044
(85.7) |
11,969
(58.0) |
1194
(82.9) |
1617
(63.9) |
| Total2 |
14,674 |
17,488 |
9390 |
20,640 |
1441 |
2530 |
1 Percentage of column total.
2 Excludes cases with missing gender information.
Table 83. Time-of-day distribution for bicyclist and pedestrian crashes in 1995 State motor vehicle crash files.
| Time of Day |
California |
New York |
North Carolina |
| Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
| 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. |
2147
(14.6)1 |
2443
(14.0) |
851
(9.2) |
2779
(13.8) |
109
(7.2) |
281
(10.5) |
| 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. |
3108
(21.1) |
3011
(17.2) |
1739
(18.9) |
3984
(19.7) |
267
(17.6) |
486
(18.1) |
| 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
5710
(38.7) |
5785
(33.1) |
3268
(35.5) |
6345
(31.4) |
632
(41.7) |
757
(28.2) |
| 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. |
3126
(21.2) |
4597
(26.3) |
2442
(26.5) |
4645
(23.0) |
417
(27.5) |
762
(28.3) |
| 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. |
507
(3.4) |
1241
(7.1) |
711
(7.7) |
1775
(8.8) |
74
(4.9) |
306
(11.4) |
| 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. |
144
(1.0) |
424
(2.4) |
204
(2.2) |
676
(3.3) |
15
(1.0) |
96
(3.6) |
| Total2 |
14,742 |
17,501 |
9215 |
20,204 |
1514 |
2688 |
1 Percentage of column total.
2 Excludes cases with missing time-of-day information.
Table 84. Bicyclist and pedestrian injury severity distributions for crashes in 1995 State motor vehicle crash files.
| Injury Severity |
California |
New York |
North Carolina |
| Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Fatal
(K) |
139
(0.9)1 |
834
(4.8) |
5
(0.1) |
179
(0.9) |
35
(2.4) |
199
(7.7) |
Serious
(Class A) |
786
(5.3) |
2183
(12.4) |
|
|
230
(16.0) |
609
(23.5) |
Moderate
(Class B) |
7401
(50.1) |
7409
(42.3) |
(Different Coding Scheme Used) |
602
(41.8) |
846
(32.7) |
Minor
(Class C) |
4773
(32.3) |
6415
(36.6) |
|
487
(33.8) |
921
(35.6) |
No
Injury
(0) |
1681
(11.4) |
695
(4.0) |
|
85
(5.9) |
13
(0.5) |
| Total2 |
14,780 |
17,536 |
9215 |
19,945 |
1439 |
2588 |
1 Percentage of column total.
2 Excludes cases with missing injury information.
Table 85. Bicyclist- and pedestrian-reported alcohol use in 1995 State motor vehicle crash files.
| Alcohol Use |
California |
New York |
North Carolina |
| Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
Bicyclist |
Pedestrian |
| None |
12,281
(87.8)1 |
12,753
(81.6) |
Information
not available |
1123
(87.5) |
1331
(73.5) |
| Drinking, Impaired |
361
(2.6) |
827
(5.3) |
10
(0.8) |
68
(3.8) |
Drinking,
Not Impaired |
260
(1.9) |
180
(1.2) |
112
(8.7) |
315
(17.4) |
Drinking,
Impair. Unk. |
235
(1.7) |
618
(4.0) |
1
(0.1) |
8
(0.4) |
Impairment
Hit / Run |
856
(6.1) |
1257
(8.0) |
-- |
-- |
Not Stated/
Unknown |
787
(--) |
1901
(--) |
284
(--) |
1030
(--) |
| Total2 |
14,780 |
17,536 |
|
|
1530 |
2752 |
1 Percentage of column total.
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