Non-motorized travel is considered as one of the most beneficial transportation modes. Compared with other road users, non-motorists as a whole account for about 13% of all fatal transportation-related accidents, and from 2002 to 2009 nearly 30% of those fatalities occur at mid-blocks. In addition, there are few reported studies that investigated the impact of non-motorists’ pre-crash behavior on injury severities. To examine the risk factors of non-motorist injury severity at mid-blocks, 8-year crash-related data from the General Estimates System were explored, based on the mixed logit model. The data contain various information including time characteristics, crash features, environmental conditions, roadway attributes, non-motorists’ characteristics, and their pre-crash behaviors. The results show that five factors tend to have mixed effects on injury severities, including the speed limit between 30 and 55 mph, night time indicator, right-side collision, and hit-and-run action on the incapacitating injury, as well as no action of motorists on the non-incapacitating injury. Moreover, heavy and light truck, dark not lighted indicator, and age over 65 are found to increase the likelihood of fatal injury, while age below 25 decreases the likelihood of fatality. Other indicators including roadway alignment, number of lanes, and so forth also affected injury severity. After controlling for these factors, non-motorists’ pre-crash behaviors such as darting or running into the road, activities in the roadway, and improper passing are found to have a significant impact on severity outcomes.


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    Title :

    Analyzing the Injury Severity Sustained by Non-Motorists at Mid-Blocks considering Non-Motorists’ Pre-Crash Behavior


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


    Contributors:
    Dong, Bowen (author) / Ma, Xiaoxiang (author) / Chen, Feng (author)


    Publication date :

    2018-06-06




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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