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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Older Pedestrians Hit By Vehicles In The Australian Capital Territory | | Authors | Thompson JP | | Year | 2023 | | Type | Unknown | | Abstract | This study examined the number of older pedestrians (65 years and over) hit by motor vehicles in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Collision characteristics, location information, and pedestrian injury outcomes were also examined to understand the crashes, in the context of the ACT and its infrastructure. Police-reported crash data (2011-2020) were analysed. Fewer older pedestrians were hit by vehicles between 2011 and 2020 than younger adult pedestrians (18-64 years). However, they had similar rates of being hit per 10,000 population and older pedestrians had a higher overall rate of serious and fatal injury. Half (50%) of the seriously or fatally injured older pedestrians were hit while crossing busy roads with no protected crossings available. Such protection (with speed management and vehicle design improvements) is vital for the future design of metropolitan and suburban spaces and to achieve a safe ACT road system for pedestrians. | | Sponsor | This research was funded via a grant from the Australian Capital Territory Road Safety Fund | | Conference Name | 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference | | Conference Abbreviation | ARSC23 | | Conference Location | Cairns, Australia | | Conference Date | 19-21 September | | Notes | James presented this in session 23 Wednesday Sep 20th
The corresponding report with the same title is freely available online at
https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/2168250/Report-Final-report-Older-Pedestrians-1_12_22-accessible.pdf |
| Reference | | Thompson JP (2023). Older Pedestrians Hit By Vehicles In The Australian Capital Territory. 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Cairns, Australia, 19-21 September. [PRESENTED ABSTRACT] |
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