Comment:
These sections discuss first, driver involvement in pedestrian crashes and the factors (e.g., impairment, distraction, lack of training) that lead to crashes, then the role of vehicle speed and mass in the severity of pedestrian crashes involving fatalities and injuries, and finally the impact of vehicle design as well as safety feature technology and testing on pedestrians.

Last Updated (Year): 2020

Year Produced: 2020

Abstract:

Provides context on pedestrian safety issues, crash patterns and contributing factors, and resulting impacts that may help orient readers from diverse sectors—including advocates, roadway owners and operators, legislators and law makers, real estate developers, businesses and private industries, public health practitioners, researchers, educators, enforcement officers, and others—to identify shared concerns and opportunities to make a difference. It also includes a focus on background and context on what makes pedestrians unsafe and what safety risks, patterns, and gaps in knowledge have been identified to date, to support a more shared understanding of the nature of the problem needing to be addressed.

For:Walking

The E's:Evaluation, Engineering

Ped Bike Activity:

• Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

• User Characteristics
• Safety
• Injuries
• Fatalities
• Crashes
• Crash Types

Facility Type:Signals, Lighting

Urban Context:Urban, Rural

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

Toward a Shared Understanding of Pedestrian Safety: An Exploration of Context, …