Comment:
Pedestrian Crash Characteristics/Accident Level Variables: FARS database contains a number of variables that describe characteristics of the crash itself, i.e., weather, roadway characteristics, time of day, etc. This section includes cross tabulations of these variables for the major ethnicity groups – Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics.

Last Updated (Year): 2004

Year Produced: 2004

Abstract:

The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Program is to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety and mobility.
The following document describes the level of involvement of Hispanics in pedestrian and bicycle crashes.
Possible approaches for local pedestrian and bicycle safety programs targeting Hispanics are presented.
The results of this research will be useful to transportation researchers, engineers, planners and safety professionals involved in improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility.

For:Walking

The E's:Evaluation

Ped Bike Activity:

• Auditing
• Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

• User Characteristics
• Statistics
• Research
• Injuries
• Hispanic Populations
• Fatalities
• Data
• Crashes
• Communities of Color

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

The Pedestrian and Bicyclist Highway Safety Problem As It Relates to the Hispan…