The Walking Environment in Lima, Peru and Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collisions: An Exploratory Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Boyle LN ; Ebel BE ; Johnston BD ; Koepsell TD ; Miranda JJ ; Quistberg DA
• Description:
  Objective: Pedestrians comprise 78% of the road fatalities in Peru. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between the walking environment and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions. Methods: A matched case-control study was used to detect the odds of a pedestrian-motor vehicle collision at a pedestrian crossing location. Data were collected from 11 sampled police commissaries in Lima, Peru. Results: In a multivariable model adjusting for vehicle and pedestrian flow, pedestrian collisions were less likely in the presence of a curb and sidewalk on both roadway sides (odds ratio OR = 0.19, 95% confidence interval CI, 0.11-0.33) or a pedestrian barricade (OR = 0.11, 95% CI, 0.01-0.81). There was a greater risk of collisions for each street vendor present (OR = 2.82, 95% CI, 1.59-5.00) or whether any parked vehicles (OR = 3.67, 95% CI, 1.18-11.4) were present. Conclusions: Improving or addressing these potentially modifiable features of the walking environment could improve pedestrian safety in Lima and in similar urban settings in low- and middle-income countries. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Dust
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  • Motor vehicles
  • Accidents
  • Accident analysis
  • Fatalities
  • Author Keywords: pedestrian injury
  • built environment
  • less motorized countries
  • matched case-control study
  • Peru
• ISSN:
  1538-9588
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  314-321
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057131
• Citation:
  Traffic Inj Prev 2015 Apr; 16(3):314-321
• Contact Point Address:
  D. Alex Quistberg, PhD, MPH, Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Box 359660, Seattle, WA 98104-2499
• Email:
  aquistbe@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Traffic Injury Prevention
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214575/cdc_214575_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 827.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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