The relative risk of nearside accidents is high for the youngest and oldest pedestrians

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 517-521

  Dunbar, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention failure; Child; Older adult; Pedestrian casualty

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION CONTROL; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; LIFE SPAN; OLDER ADULTS; PEDESTRIAN CASUALTY; RELATIVE RISKS; ROAD ACCIDENT DATA; ROAD CROSSING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856114988     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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