Pedestrian Crash Risk in Western Australia for Both Pedestrians and Drivers

A road crash database for Western Australia - the Road Industry Database of the Road Accident Prevention Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia - was analyzed for temporal, gender and age factors associated with pedestrian accident risk (also known as 'pedestrian crash risk'). Considerable variation in these factors was found, and this variation could not be explained in terms of traffic exposure. The variation was likely to have been related to poor conspicuity and alcohol consumption. The findings suggest that drivers need to be aware that the risks of having various types of crashes differ by location. For pedestrians, the relative direction of crash risk was dependent on the exposure measure used. There was also some evidence that elderly pedestrians are at increased risk because of diminishing cognitive abilities, or available resources. Language: en