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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2015.30.1.094

Development of Severity Model for Elderly Pedestrian Accidents Considering Urban Facility Factor  

Choi, Sung Taek (Research Institute of Science and Technology, Hongik University)
Lee, Hyang Sook (Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University)
Choo, Sang Ho (Department of Urban Design & Planning, Hongik University)
Kim, Su Jae (Department of Urban Design & Planning, Hongik University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.30, no.1, 2015 , pp. 94-103 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes the influence factors on elderly pedestrian accident. Elderly people are easy to be badly injured by car accidents compared to younger people. Therefore, various plans and measures are required to protect elderly pedestrian from accidents. However, pedestrian accidents studies only focused on microscopic factors such as attribute of driver, pedestrian, road design. In order to prevent pedestrian accident and reduce the severity of the accident, not only microscopic factors but macroscopic variables such as urban planning and facility should be considered. In this regard, this study develops an ordered probit model introduced the characteristics of urban facility which were not considered in the previous studies. The result shows that there is higher level of accident severity in such areas as large commercial area, well-developed area with transportation infrastructure service and non-pedestrian safety zone. Thus, various and appropriate countermeasures should be prepared in order that pedestrian accident can be prevented in the areas mentioned above. In addition to the aforementioned variables, it is revealed that other variables including vehicle speed, gender and age of pedestrian, weather condition, type of vehicle, etc. partly affect the severity of pedestrian accident.
Keywords
urban facility factor; pedestrian safety area; severity model for pedestrian accident; ordered probit model;
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