Motor vehicle collisions involving adult pedestrians in eThekwini in 2007
Motor vehicle collisions involving adult pedestrians in eThekwini in 2007
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DOI：
10.1080/17457300903524870
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Knight, Stephen
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作者：
Hobday, Michelle B.;Knight, Stephen
涉及成年行人的机动车碰撞是南非受伤的一个重要原因。利用2007年eThekwini交通管理局数据库，分析了eThekwini大都市地区涉及15岁以上行人的碰撞数据。计算了涉及行人、驾驶员和环境的危险因素的发病风险和比例。与其他男性行人相比，25-34岁的男性行人受伤的风险最高（发生风险比（IRR）：1.36; 95%置信区间（CI）：1.261.48）。死亡风险最高的组是50-54岁的男性（IRR：1.67; 95% CI：1.04-2.67）。男性驾驶员与女性相比，参与行人碰撞的风险超过7倍。致命的行人碰撞比例最高的涉及卡车，发生在高速公路上，在潮湿的条件下和夜间在黑暗的条件下。研究结果指出，需要（a）提高行人能见度和（B）实施工程干预，以保护成年行人。执法应针对高风险的司机和行人。在涉及道路交通伤害的研究中，这项研究首次全面介绍了南非一个城市的致命和非致命行人碰撞情况。
Motor vehicle collisions involving adult pedestrians are an important cause of injury in South Africa. Using the eThekwini Transport Authority Database for 2007, the data about collisions involving pedestrians over the age of 15 years in the eThekwini metropolitan area were analysed. The incidence risk and proportions were calculated for risk factors involving pedestrians, drivers and the environment. Male pedestrians aged 25-34 years were at highest risk of injury compared to other male pedestrians (incidence risk ratio (IRR): 1.36; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.261.48). The group with the highest fatality risk was males aged 50-54 years (IRR: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.04-2.67). Male drivers had a greater than seven times risk of involvement in pedestrian collisions when compared to females. The highest proportion of fatal pedestrian collisions involved trucks, occurred on freeways, in wet conditions and at night in unlit conditions. The findings point to the need to (a) improve pedestrian visibility and (b) implement engineering interventions to protect adult pedestrians. Enforcement should target high-risk drivers and pedestrians. For the first time in research involving road traffic injuries, this study provides an overall picture of both fatal and non-fatal pedestrian collisions in a South African municipality.