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Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury
American journal of public health (1971), v 106(3), pp 462-469
01 Mar 2016
PMID: 26794155
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Abstract
Objectives. To demonstrate an information technology-based approach to assess characteristics of streets and intersections associated with injuries that is less costly and time-consuming than location-based studies of pedestrian injury.
Methods. We used imagery captured by Google Street View from 2007 to 2011 to assess 9 characteristics of 532 intersections within New York City. We controlled for estimated pedestrian count and estimated the relation between intersections' characteristics and frequency of injurious collisions.
Results. The count of pedestrian injuries at intersections was associated with the presence of marked crosswalks (80% increase; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2%, 218%), pedestrian signals (156% increase; 95% CI = 69%, 259%), nearby billboards (42% increase; 95% CI = 7%, 90%), andbus stops (120% increase; 95% CI = 51%, 220%). Injury incidence per pedestrian was lower at intersections with higher estimated pedestrian volumes.
Conclusions. Consistent with in-person study observations, the information-technology approach found traffic islands, visual advertising, bus stops, and crosswalk infrastructures to be associated with elevated counts of pedestrian injury in New York City. Virtual site visits for pedestrian injury control studies are a viable and informative methodology.
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- Title
- Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury
- Creators
- Stephen J. Mooney - Columbia UniversityCharles J. DiMaggio - Columbia UniversityGina S. Lovasi - Columbia UniversityKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia UniversityMichael D. M. Bader - Amer Univ, Dept Sociol, Washington, DC 20016 USAJulien O. Teitler - Columbia UniversityDaniel M. Sheehan - Columbia UniversityDarby W. Jack - Columbia UniversityAndrew G. Rundle - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 106(3), pp 462-469
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention at Columbia EHE International Inc. T32CA009529 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) P2CHD058486 / 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) R21HD062965 / 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) R49CE002096 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA T32-CA09529 / National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) 1 R49 CE002096 / National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA R21HD062965 / 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:000375444800021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84959043021
- Other Identifier
- 991020100067204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health