ISSN: 2167-7670
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Chih-Wei Paia and Rong-Chang Joub
aTaipei Medical University, Taiwan bNational Chi Nan University, Taiwan
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Adv Automob Eng
Using A1 A2 police-reported accident data for the years 2003-2010 in Taiwan, the paper examines anatomic injuries and crash characteristics specific to pedestrians in ��?facing traffic� and ��?back to traffic� crashes. There were 2768 and 7558 accidents involving pedestrians walking along with/against traffic respectively. Injuries sustained by pedestrians and crash characteristics in these two crash types were compared with those in other crash types (nearside crash, nearside dart-out crash, offside crash, offside dart-out crash). Main findings include that ��?back to traffic� crashes resulted in more severe injuries and pedestrians in ��?back to traffic� crashes had increased head, neck and spine injuries than those in other crash types and there was an elevated risk of head injuries in unlit darkness and NBU (non built-up) roadways. Several crash features (e.g., unlit darkness, overtaking maneuvers, phone use by pedestrians and drivers, intoxicated drivers) appear to be over-involved in ��?back to traffic� crashes. The implications of the research findings regarding pedestrian/driver education, enforcement and remedial engineering design are discussed.
Chih-Wei Pai completed his Master in Transport Management from University, England during 1999-2001. Then he proceeded in the field of transport management as a PhD scholar in Edinburgh Napier University UK, which he completed in 2005. He was associated with Kainan University as an Assistant Professor from 2010- 2012. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor at Taipei Medical University.
Email: cpai@tmu.edu.tw rcjou@ncnu.edu.tw