Table
of Contents
U.S.
Dept. of Transportation Technical Information Page
List of Tables
List of Figures
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
Background
Literature Review
Foreign Research Studies
U.S. Research Studies
Summary
CHAPTER 2 - METHODS
Overview
Data Collection Procedures
Emergency Department Data Collection
Hospital Discharge Data
State Motor Vehicle Crash Data
Description of the Data
Hospital Emergency Department Data
Hospital Discharge Data
State Motor Vehicle Crash Data
CHAPTER 3 - BICYCLIST INJURY EVENTS
Bicyclist Characteristics
Detailed Location and Event Characteristics
Injury Characteristics
Summary of Results
CHAPTER 4 - PEDESTRIAN INJURY EVENTS
Pedestrian Characteristics
Event Characteristics
Injury Characteristics
Summary of Results
CHAPTER 5 - ALCOHOL USE BY INJURED PEDESTRIANS
AND BICYCLISTS
Results for Injured Pedestrians
Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Events
Pedestrian-Only Events
Pedestrian-Bicycle Events
Results for Injured Bicyclists
Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Events
Bicycle-Only Events
Bicycle-Bicycle Events
Summary of Results
CHAPTER 6 - INJURY ESTIMATES FROM THE COMBINED
DATA
Estimates Based on Hospitalization Data
Estimates Based on Matched Emergency Department and Crash Data
Discussion
CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Project Overview
Key Study Findings and Recommendations
Appendix A - Data Abstraction Form
Appendix B - Data Collection Guidelines for
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injury Study
Appendix C - Hospital Emergency Department Data
Descriptive Tables
Appendix D - Hospital Discharge Data Descriptive
Tables
Appendix E - State Motor Vehicle Crash File Data
Descriptive Tables
References