Journal article
Contributors to pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours during road crossings in Romania
Injury prevention, Vol.23(6), pp.370-376
12/2017
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042219
PMCID: PMC5554744
PMID: 28193714
Abstract
Pedestrian fatalities due to collisions with motor vehicles are a large public health problem in Romania, ranking them among the highest in Eastern Europe. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of crash factors by examining how roadway and environmental characteristics contribute to pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours at pedestrian MVC (PMVC) locations in Cluj County, Romania.
A sample of PMVC locations was selected from the 2010 Cluj County police reported crash database for on-site examination. A total of 100 sites were visited to collect details on site characteristics and typical pedestrian and driver behaviours. Variable distributions were examined and rate ratios of pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours were calculated.
Pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours were observed at rates of 6.3 and 24.3 per 100 observed pedestrians. The majority of distractions were related to electronic device use. Risky behaviours were evenly split between unpredictable, partial use of a crosswalk and midblock illegal crossings. Distractions and risky behaviours decreased as the number of pedestrians and average vehicle speeds at a site increased. RR of distraction was higher at intersections and locations with crosswalks.
Pedestrian distraction was highly correlated with pedestrian risky behaviours at PMVC locations in Romania. Higher pedestrian volume was protective against pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours. Locations with painted crosswalks had increased distraction. Targeted distraction prevention, particularly at intersections and crosswalk locations, may contribute to the prevention of PMVCs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contributors to pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours during road crossings in Romania
- Creators
- Cara Hamann - Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADiana Dulf - Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaErika Baragan-Andrada - Department of Public Health, College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaMorgan Price - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering, 1513 University Ave, Madison, Wisconsin, USACorinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Injury prevention, Vol.23(6), pp.370-376
- DOI
- 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042219
- PMID
- 28193714
- PMCID
- PMC5554744
- NLM abbreviation
- Inj Prev
- ISSN
- 1353-8047
- eISSN
- 1475-5785
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- D43 TW007261 / FIC NIH HHS R49 CE002108 / NCIPC CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2017
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983996097902771
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