The prevalence and reliability of visibility aid and other risk factor data for uninjured cyclists and pedestrians in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Hagel, Brent E ^a   Lamy, Andrea ^b   Rizkallah, Jacques W ^b   Belton, Kathy L ^b   Jhangri, Gian S ^b   Cherry, Nicola ^b   Rowe, Brian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclist and pedestrian visibility; Inter observer reliability; Reflective clothing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA ACQUISITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISION AIDS;

INTER OBSERVER RELIABILITY; PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY; REFLECTIVE CLOTHING;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CLOTHING; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CLOTHING; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 33845226207     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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