TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Joint effect of heavy vehicles and diminished light conditions on paediatric pedestrian injuries in backover crashes: a UK population-based study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Wiratama, Bayu Satria
A1  - Hsu, Li-Min
A1  - Yeh, Yung-Sung
A1  - Chen, Chia-Che
A1  - Saleh, Wafaa
A1  - Liu, Yen-Hsiu
A1  - Pai, Chih-Wei
SP  - e11689
EP  - e11689
VL  - 19
IS  - 18
N2  - Backover crashes cause considerable injuries especially among young children. Prior research on backover crashes has not assessed the joint effect of heavy vehicles and diminished light conditions on injuries. By analysing the United Kingdom STATS19 crash dataset from 1991 to 2020, this study focused on backover crashes involving paediatric cyclists or pedestrians aged ≤17 years and other motorised vehicles. By estimating the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of multiple logistic regression models, pedestrians appeared to have 82.3% (95% CI: 1.78-1.85) higher risks of sustaining killed or serious injuries (KSIs) than cyclists. In addition, casualties involved in backover crashes with heavy vehicles were 39.3% (95% CI: 1.35-1.42) more likely to sustain KSIs than those involved in crashes with personal cars. The joint effect of heavy vehicles and diminished light conditions was associated with a 71% increased probability of sustaining KSIs (AOR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.60-1.83). Other significant joint effects included young children (aged 0 to 5 years) as pedestrian (AOR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.87-1.97), in diminished light conditions (AOR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.15-1.31), and with heavy vehicle (AOR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.28-1.47).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811689
ID  - ref1
ER  -