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The Walking Environment in Lima, Peru and Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collisions: An Exploratory Analysis
Traffic injury prevention, v 16(3), pp 314-321
2015
PMID: 24950345
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Abstract
Objective: Pedestrians comprise 78% of the road fatalities in Peru. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the walking environment and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions.
Methods: A matched case-control study was used to detect the odds of a pedestrian-motor vehicle collision at a pedestrian crossing location. Data were collected from 11 sampled police commissaries in Lima, Peru.
Results: In a multivariable model adjusting for vehicle and pedestrian flow, pedestrian collisions were less likely in the presence of a curb and sidewalk on both roadway sides (odds ratio [OR] = 0.19, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.11-0.33) or a pedestrian barricade (OR = 0.11, 95% CI, 0.01-0.81). There was a greater risk of collisions for each street vendor present (OR = 2.82, 95% CI, 1.59-5.00) or whether any parked vehicles (OR = 3.67, 95% CI, 1.18-11.4) were present.
Conclusions: Improving or addressing these potentially modifiable features of the walking environment could improve pedestrian safety in Lima and in similar urban settings in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Title
- The Walking Environment in Lima, Peru and Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collisions: An Exploratory Analysis
- Creators
- D. Alex Quistberg - University of WashingtonThomas D. Koepsell - University of WashingtonJ. Jaime Miranda - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaLinda Ng Boyle - University of WashingtonBrian D. Johnston - Harborview Injury Prevention and Research CenterBeth E. Ebel - University of Washington
- Publication Details
- Traffic injury prevention, v 16(3), pp 314-321
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000345832100015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84916934075
- Other Identifier
- 991021966370404721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Transportation