SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Retting RA. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1993; 37: 117-128.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Crashes between pedestrians and trucks, which were fatal to the pedestrians and occurred during 1986-90, were studied. Police reports were used to develop a crash typology. Comparisons were made with crashes between pedestrians and other vehicles. Pedestrian fatalities in crashes with trucks were more likely to occur at intersections, at traffic signals, during daylight, and to involve older pedestrians. Most fatal injuries were to the head and chest regions. Obstruction of driver visibility, caused by truck design, appears to be a factor in crashes at intersections. Emphasis should be placed on separating pedestrians and trucks and on designing trucks to improve visibility.

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print