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Report No.
FHWA-RD-99-078 |
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Government Accession No.
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Recipient's Catalog No. |
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Title and Subtitle
INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS:
AN ANALYSIS BASED ON HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT DATA |
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Report Date
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Performing Organization Code |
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Author(s)
Jane C. Stutts and William W. Hunter |
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Performing Organization Report No.
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Performing Organization Name and Address
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Road, CB #3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 |
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Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
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Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-92-C-00138 |
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Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Safety Research, Development, and Technology
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101-2296 |
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Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report
November 1993 - June 1997 |
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Sponsoring Agency Code |
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Supplementary Notes
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR): Carol Tan
Esse, HRDS |
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Abstract
Traditionally, the U.S. DOT has relied on State motor vehicle crash
data as their primary source of information on events causing injury
to pedestrians and bicyclists. These data have often been referred
to as "the tip of the iceberg," however, because they are limited
almost entirely to motor vehicle-related events that occur on public
roadways. Specifically, they exclude: (1) many bicycle-motor vehicle
and pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes that occur in non-roadway locations
such as parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks, and (2) bicyclist
and pedestrian falls or other non-collision events that do not involve
a motor vehicle, regardless of whether they occur on a roadway or
in a non-roadway location. This report presents a descriptive analysis
of data collected prospectively at eight hospital emergency departments
over approximately a 1-year time period in three States: California,
New York, and North Carolina. Information was gathered on 2,509
persons treated for injuries incurred while bicycling or walking.
Results show that 70 percent of the reported bicycle injury events
and 64 percent of the reported pedestrian injury events did not
involve a motor vehicle. In addition, 31 percent of the bicyclists
and 53 percent of the pedestrians were injured in non-roadway locations
such as sidewalks, parking lots, or off-road trails. Alcohol was
a factor in one-fourth of the pedestrian-motor vehicle injury events
and 15 percent of the bicycle-motor vehicle injury events for those
age 20 and older. The emergency department data were also examined
in conjunction with statewide hospital discharge and motor vehicle
crash data in an attempt to better define the overall scope and
magnitude of the pedestrian and bicyclist injury problem. |
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Key Words
Bicycle injury, pedestrian injury, bicycle fall, pedestrian fall,
non-roadway, non-motor vehicle, alcohol. |
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Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through
the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia
22161. |
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Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified |
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Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified |
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No. of Pages
133 |
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Price
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