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Risk of Pedestrian Collision Occurrence

Case Control Study of Collision Locations on State Routes in King County and Seattle, Washington
Authors: Moudon, Anne Vernez; Lin, Lin; Hurvitz, Philip; Reeves, Paula;

Risk of Pedestrian Collision Occurrence

Abstract

This individual-level case control study analyzed the risk of occurrence of a pedestrian–motor vehicle collision at a given location on a state route in King County, Washington. With the full sample of collisions (1999-2004), binomial logit models estimated the odds of collision occurrence as related to the road and the neighborhood environments and adjusting for exposure. Separate models were run for SR-99, the principal transregional arterial with four-plus lanes ( n = 826), and for all the other state routes ( n = 1,602). The strongest significant correlates of the risk of collision occurrence were the presence of crosswalks with or without traffic signals, the facility's number of lanes, and the presence of nearby retail uses. Also positively significant were the number of traffic signals and the street-block size near the location and being located outside the city of Seattle. Exposure variables including road-level measures such as average daily traffic and posted speed and neighborhood-level measures such as the number of residential units and bus ridership were significant in at least one of the models. Employment density appeared to be an unreliable measure of exposure. Other pedestrian activity generators such as educational facilities were not significantly associated with the risk of collision occurrence. The strong significance of crosswalks, whether signalized or not, indicated that engineering approaches to safety should likely be complemented by education- and enforcement-based measures. Similarly, facilities in areas with concentrations of retail should become the targets of future safety programs.

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Pedestrian accidents, ridership - forecasting, 330, Risk analysis, King County (Washington), Traveled way, Roadway, Crosswalks, Accident locations, Commercial strips, Speed limits, Pedestrian vehicle interface, operations - traffic, Logit models, Traffic control signals, Logits, Traffic lights, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Highway traffic signals, Accident risk forecasting, infrastructure - bus/tram lane, planning - route design, Pedestrian crossings, Retail trade, mode - pedestrian, Carriageways, Average daily traffic, Traffic signals, 620, State highways, Seattle (Washington), Accident exposure, infrastructure - vehicle, planning - safety/accidents, infrastructure - traffic signals, Traffic lanes

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