Age and gender distributions of pedestrian accidents across the life span
Causes of pedestrian acidents were investigated for patients treated for injuries at the emergency unit of a hospital. Accidents in collisions with motor vehicles were the main cause. Young children and the elderly are the most vulnerable. Preponderance of males was observed in the accident categories of collissions with motor vehicles and bicycle.
Record #:
2356
Date:
1994
Format:
Journal Article
Author:
Kingma, Johannes
Corp:
University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
Source:
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Citation:
79 (3pt2)94
Issue pages:
1680-1682
Keywords:
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;PEDESTRIANS;RISK FACTORS;AGE FACTORS;GENDER FACTORS
Identity:
EUR
Location:
F
Class:
E220
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