TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Self-reported pedestrian falls in 15 countries worldwide
JO  - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour
A1  - Sucha, Matus
A1  - Šragová, Eva
A1  - Suriakova, Beata
A1  - Risser, Ralf
A1  - Mazalova, Romana
A1  - Oviedo-Trespalacios, Oscar
A1  - Włodarczyk, Ania
A1  - Aquino, Sibele D.
A1  - Rusli, Rusdi
A1  - Useche, Sergio A.
A1  - Martínez-Buelvas, Laura
A1  - de Fátima Pereira da Silva, Maria
A1  - Kemal Çelik, Ali
A1  - Park, Joonha
A1  - Tiago Bastos, Jorge
A1  - Enea, Violeta
A1  - Dorantes Argandar, Gabriel
A1  - Ramezani, Samira
A1  - Barboza-Palomino, Miguel
A1  - Yuan, Quan
A1  - Rinne, Tiina
A1  - Carlos Natividade, Jean
A1  - Wang, Yonggang
SP  - 267
EP  - 283
VL  - 105
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N2  - Background  Many factors are associated with pedestrian injuries and accidents. If a pedestrian is injured in an outdoor public space, we are talking about a "pedestrian fall". Pedestrian falls are a more common cause of pedestrian injuries than traffic crashes but have received less attention and the literature on this topic is scarce.   Aims and methods  The aim of this work is to describe at a general level the prevalence and consequences of pedestrian falls and injuries, to make international comparisons of pedestrian falls and to identify risk factors and not least to examine the relationships between the prevalence of falls and pedestrian risk behaviour. A total of 6,373 participants from 15 different countries were recruited to take part in this study. To collect data a questionnaire was used. To cover the risky behaviour of pedestrians we used a short version of Pedestrians Behaviour Scale (PBS). In order to identify groups of countries with a similar pedestrian transport situation, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. The analysis produced four groups of countries based on pedestrians' safety level, popularity of walking and GDP.   Results and conclusions  As for the results, we can conclude that young people and older people are more frequently involved in falls and that women report more frequent involvement in falls than males. However, the risk of getting injured in a fall is not higher than that of men. Frequent walking is associated with a lower risk of falling while walking. In contrast to this, physical activity increases such risk. The prevalence of falls and injuries seems to be weakly related to pedestrians' risky behaviour, thus other factors such as safety infrastructure probably play an important role.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-8478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.07.009
ID  - ref1
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