The fatality and injury risk of light truck impacts with pedestrians in the United States

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-304

  Lefler, Devon E ^a   Gabler, Hampton C ^a  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash; Fatality; Injury risk; Light trucks; Pedestrian

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; IMPACT TESTING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRUCKS;

FATALITY; INJURY DISTRIBUTIONS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ARTICLE; CAR; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0344034772     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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