Journal article
The Relationship Between Objectively Measured Walking and Risk of Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collision
American journal of epidemiology, v 185(9), pp 810-821
01 May 2017
PMID: 28338921
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Abstract
Safe urban walking environments may improve health by encouraging physical activity, but the relationship between an individual's location and walking pattern and the risk of pedestrian-motor vehicle collision is unknown. We examined associations between individuals' walking bouts and walking risk, measured as mean exposure to the risk of pedestrian-vehicle collision. Walking bouts were ascertained through integrated accelerometry and global positioning system data and from individual travel-diary data obtained from adults in the Travel Assessment and Community Study (King County, Washington) in 2008-2009. Walking patterns were superimposed onto maps of the historical probabilities of pedestrian-vehicle collisions for intersections and midblock segments within Seattle, Washington. Mean risk of pedestrian-vehicle collision in specific walking locations was assessed according to walking exposure (duration, distance, and intensity) and participant demographic characteristics in linear mixed models. Participants typically walked in areas with low pedestrian collision risk when walking for recreation, walking at a faster pace, or taking longer-duration walks. Mean daily walking duration and distance were not associated with collision risk. Males walked in areas with higher collision risk compared with females, while vehicle owners, residents of single-family homes, and parents of young children walked in areas with lower collision risk. These findings may suggest that pedestrians moderate collision risk by using lower-risk routes.
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- Title
- The Relationship Between Objectively Measured Walking and Risk of Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collision
- Creators
- D. Alex Quistberg - Univ Washington, Harborview Injury Prevent & Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USAEric J. Howard - Univ Washington, Urban Form Lab, Coll Built Environm, Seattle, WA 98195 USAPhilip M. Hurvitz - Univ Washington, Urban Form Lab, Coll Built Environm, Seattle, WA 98195 USAAnne V. Moudon - Univ Washington, Urban Form Lab, Coll Built Environm, Seattle, WA 98195 USABeth E. Ebel - Univ Washington, Harborview Injury Prevent & Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USAFrederick P. Rivara - Univ Washington, Harborview Injury Prevent & Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USABrian E. Saelens - Univ Washington, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, v 185(9), pp 810-821
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- 5R01HL091881 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) 5R01AG042176 / National Institute on Aging; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) R01HL091881 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01DK076608 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01AG042176 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) 5R01DK076608 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) T32HD057822 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) 5T32HD057822 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000401935800009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85020222003
- Other Identifier
- 991019168188204721
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