Car design and risk of pedestrian deaths

Fatal pedestrian injury rates by cars with relatively sharp front-corner designs were compared to such rates by cars of similar-size with relatively smooth front-corner designs. The relative risk of death by front-corner impact was 26 percent greater among the sharp-cornered cars. Pedestrian death r...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1990-05, Vol.80 (5), p.609-610
Main Author: Robertson, L S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Automobiles
Biological and medical sciences
Death & dying
Equipment Design
Humans
Medical sciences
Pedestrians
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
United States
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Summary:Fatal pedestrian injury rates by cars with relatively sharp front-corner designs were compared to such rates by cars of similar-size with relatively smooth front-corner designs. The relative risk of death by front-corner impact was 26 percent greater among the sharp-cornered cars. Pedestrian death rates from impact with other points on the cars and insurance claim frequencies among the studied cars were similar between the two sets of cars.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.80.5.609