Pedestrians are vulnerable in traffic, with frequently reported injuries and fatalities. These risks are believed to be correlated with socio-economic attributes such as age, income or education levels. For Korea, it is shown that elderly pedestrians have a higher mortality risk than other road users. On a municipal level, risk factors are high car ownership, an aging population and low population density; factors associated with rural areas. Some tentative evidence also points to financially stronger municipalities having better traffic safety, which could reflect a larger capacity to maintain roads and implement road safety measures.
Traffic safety in Korea : understanding the vulnerability of elderly pedestrians
OECD regional development working papers ; 2017, 03
2017
1 Online-Ressource (circa 42 Seiten)
Illustrationen
Campusweiter Zugriff (Universität Hannover) - Vervielfältigungen (z.B. Kopien, Downloads) sind nur von einzelnen Kapiteln oder Seiten und nur zum eigenen wissenschaftlichen Gebrauch erlaubt. Keine Weitergabe an Dritte. Kein systematisches Downloaden durch Robots.
Book
Electronic Resource
English
SAFETY OF ELDERLY AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEDESTRIANS
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001
|Traffic Safety Facts 2004: Pedestrians
NTIS | 2004
Safety of Elderly and Visually Impaired Pedestrians
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001
|Pedestrians. Traffic Safety Facts, 2007 Data
NTIS | 2007
Pedestrians. Traffic Safety Facts, 2013 Data
NTIS | 2015