Pedestrian fatality risk in accidents at unsignalized zebra crosswalks in Poland

Accident; Analysis and Prevention
Piotr OlszewskiAnna Zielińska

Abstract

Poland has the second worst pedestrian fatality rate in the European Union. In the years 2007-2012, 9101 pedestrians were killed and 71328 injured on Polish roads. Almost 30% of pedestrian injury accidents took place at unsignalized zebra crosswalks. Based on police accident database, the worst problem in terms of numbers of fatalities occurs in built-up areas, on two-way undivided roads and at mid-block locations. Especially at risk are older people - almost 73% of pedestrians killed were 55 years or older. In order to show the effect of various factors on pedestrian fatality risk, a binary logit model with interaction terms was developed. The model shows that the following factors increase the probability of pedestrian's death at unsignalized zebra crosswalks: darkness, especially with no street lighting, divided road, two-way road, non built-up area, mid-block crosswalk location and summer time period. Speed limit is a crucial factor: probability of death increases by 37% with every 10km/h rise in the speed limit. Fatality risk increases also with victim's age and is higher for male pedestrians.

References

Oct 10, 2002·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Ali S Al-Ghamdi
Dec 4, 2003·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Robert J SchneiderAsad J Khattak
Jun 5, 2004·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·B S RoudsariJ Crandall
May 5, 2005·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Chris Lee, Mohamed Abdel-Aty
Jan 18, 2007·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Srinivas S PulugurthaShashi S Nambisan
Oct 9, 2007·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·N N Sze, S C Wong
Jan 25, 2008·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Saffet ErdoganMevlut Gullu
Sep 2, 2008·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Joon-Ki KimSungyop Kim
May 6, 2010·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Chunyu Kong, Jikuang Yang
Nov 26, 2010·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Erik RosénUlrich Sander
Nov 9, 2011·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Charles V Zegeer, Max Bushell
Aug 13, 2014·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Lekshmi Sasidharan, Mónica Menéndez

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 25, 2017·Traffic Injury Prevention·Zhuanglin MaDawei Hu
Nov 13, 2018·Central European Journal of Public Health·Witold PawłowskiDorota Lasota
Apr 12, 2019·Traffic Injury Prevention·Yolanda Velázquez NarváezOscar Monreal Aranda
Nov 13, 2019·Traffic Injury Prevention·Milad Jamali-DolatabadParvin Sarbakhsh
Jan 21, 2021·BMC Public Health·Yolaine Glèlè-AhanhanzoAlain Levêque
Dec 6, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Dorota LasotaWitold Pawłowski
Apr 6, 2021·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Byeongjoon Noh, Hwasoo Yeo
Jul 26, 2021·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Subasish DasAli Alnedawi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.