@article{ref1,
title="The walking environment in Lima, Peru and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions: an exploratory analysis",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2015",
author="Quistberg, Duane Alexander and Koepsell, Thomas D. and Miranda, J. Jaime and Boyle, Linda Ng and Johnston, Brian Duncan and Ebel, Beth E.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="314-321",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Pedestrians comprise 78% of the road fatalities in Peru. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the walking environment and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions. <br><br>METHODS: A matched case-control study was used to detect the odds of a pedestrian-motor vehicle collision at a pedestrian crossing location. Data were collected within eleven sampled police commissaries in Lima, Peru. <br><br>RESULTS: In a multivariable model adjusting for vehicle and pedestrian flow, pedestrian collisions were less likely in the presence of a curb and sidewalk on both roadway sides (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.19, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.11-0.33) or a pedestrian barricade (OR 0.11, 95% CI 0.01-0.81). There was a greater risk of collisions for each street vendor present (OR 2.82, 95% CI 1.59-5.00) or if any parked vehicles (OR 3.67, 95% CI 1.18-11.4) were present. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Improving or addressing these potentially modifiable features of the walking environment could improve pedestrian safety in Lima and in similar urban settings in low and middle-income countries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2014.930830",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2014.930830"
}