Examining racial bias as a potential factor in pedestrian crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 96-100

  Coughenour, Courtney ^a   Clark, Sheila ^a   Singh, Ashok ^a   Claw, Eudora ^a   Abelar, James ^a   Huebner, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active living; Community design; Health disparity; Pedestrian safety; Physical activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CROSSWALKS; CURBS; HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACTIVE LIVING; COMMUNITY DESIGN; HEALTH DISPARITIES; INTERACTION EFFECT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PEDESTRIAN CRASHES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; YIELDING BEHAVIOR;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAR DRIVING; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; PEDESTRIAN; POVERTY; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; PEDESTRIANS; POVERTY; RACISM; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84989965980     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.09.031     Document Type: Article

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