TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The walking environment in Lima, Peru and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions: an exploratory analysis
JO  - Traffic injury prevention
A1  - Quistberg, Duane Alexander
A1  - Koepsell, Thomas D.
A1  - Miranda, J. Jaime
A1  - Boyle, Linda Ng
A1  - Johnston, Brian Duncan
A1  - Ebel, Beth E.
SP  - 314
EP  - 321
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-9588
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2014.930830
ID  - ref1
ER  -