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Source of head injury for pedestrians and pedal cyclists: Striking vehicle or road?
Año:2013

Áreas de investigación
  • Ingenierías

Datos
Descripción
The potential effectiveness of vehicle-based secondary safety systems for the protection of pedestrians and pedal cyclists is related to the proportion of cases where injury arises by contact with the road or ground rather than with the striking vehicle. A detailed case review of 205 accidents from the UK On-the- Spot study involving vulnerable road users with head injuries or impacts indicated that contact with the road was responsible in 110 cases. The vehicle however was associated with a majority of more serious casualties: 31 (vehicle) compared with 26 (road) at AIS 2+ head injury level and 20 (vehicle) compared with 13 (road) at AIS 3+ level. Further analysis using a multivariate classification model identified several factors that correlated with the source of injury, namely the type of interaction between the striking vehicle and vulnerable road user, the age of the vulnerable road user and the nature of injury.
Internacional
Si
JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Accident Analysis & Prevention
ISSN
0001-4575
Factor de impacto JCR
1,964
Información de impacto
Volumen
50
DOI
Número de revista
Desde la página
1140
Hasta la página
1150
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Participantes
  • Autor: Alex Badea Romero
  • Autor: James Lenardb Loughborough University
  • Autor: Francisco Mariano Badea Romero UPM

Grupos de investigación, Departamentos, Centros e Institutos de I+D+i relacionados
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Inv. en Seguridad e Impacto Medioambiental de Vehículos y Transportes (GIVET)
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Automóvil (INSIA)