Distribution of pedestrian injury severity according to a set of variables for the period 2003 to 2016
N | Fatality | Injury | χ2 test | |
n (%) | n (%) | P value | ||
Total | 100 411 | 1925 (1.92) | 98 486 (98.08) | |
Sun glare | ||||
Yes | 13 355 (13.30) | 329 (2.46) | 13 026 (97.54) | <0.01 |
No | 87 056 (86.70) | 1596 (1.83) | 85 460 (98.17) | |
Pedestrian gender | ||||
Male | 50 942 (50.73) | 1015 (1.99) | 49 927 (98.01) | 0.08 |
Female | 49 469 (49.27) | 910 (1.84) | 48 559 (98.16) | |
Driver gender | ||||
Male | 53 351 (53.13) | 1132 (2.12) | 52 219 (97.88) | <0.01 |
Female | 47 060 (46.87) | 793 (1.69) | 46 267 (98.31) | |
Pedestrian age (years) | ||||
<18 | 3644 (3.63) | 67 (1.84) | 3577 (98.16) | <0.01 |
18–40 | 25 851 (25.75) | 154 (0.60) | 25 697 (99.40) | |
41–64 | 31 283 (31.15) | 352 (1.13) | 30 931 (98.87) | |
≥65 | 39 633 (39.47) | 1352 (3.41) | 38 281 (96.59) | |
Driver age (years) | ||||
<18 | 4458 (4.44) | 103 (2.31) | 4355 (97.69) | <0.01 |
18–40 | 25 808 (25.70) | 295 (1.14) | 25 513 (98.86) | |
41–64 | 32 523 (32.39) | 474 (1.46) | 32 049 (98.54) | |
≥65 | 37 622 (37.47) | 1033 (2.75) | 36 589 (97.25) | |
Driver licence | ||||
Licensed | 86 007 (85.65) | 1609 (1.87) | 84 398 (98.13) | 0.01 |
Unlicensed | 14 404 (14.35) | 316 (2.19) | 14 088 (97.81) | |
Alcohol use for driver | ||||
No | 86 322 (85.97) | 1512 (1.75) | 84 810 (98.25) | <0.01 |
Yes | 14 089 (14.03) | 413 (2.93) | 13 676 (97.07) | |
Seasons | ||||
Spring/summer | 47 671 (47.48) | 914 (1.92) | 46 757 (98.08) | 0.99 |
Autumn/winter | 52 740 (52.52) | 1011 (1.92) | 51 729 (98.08) | |
Crash location | ||||
Rural | 10 475 (10.43) | 352 (3.36) | 10 123 (96.64) | <0.01 |
Urban | 89 936 (89.57) | 1573 (1.75) | 88 363 (98.25) | |
Crash partner | ||||
Motorcycle | 33 221 (33.09) | 643 (1.94) | 32 578 (98.06) | <0.01 |
Car | 45 963 (45.77) | 801 (1.74) | 45 162 (98.26) | |
Taxi | 9655 (9.62) | 208 (2.15) | 9447 (97.85) | |
Heavy vehicle | 11 572 (11.52) | 356 (3.08) | 11 216 (96.92) | |
Pedestrian movement | ||||
Facing traffic | 9704 (9.66) | 172 (1.77) | 9532 (98.23) | <0.01 |
Back to traffic | 24 584 (24.48) | 623 (2.53) | 23 961 (97.47) | |
Crossing | 66 123 (65.85) | 1130 (1.71) | 64 993 (98.29) | |
Car manoeuvre | ||||
Straight | 50 836 (50.63) | 862 (1.70) | 49 974 (98.30) | <0.01 |
Changing lane | 15 625 (15.56) | 257 (1.64) | 15 368 (98.36) | |
Overtaking | 21 339 (21.25) | 601 (2.82) | 20 738 (97.18) | |
Turning | 12 611 (12.56) | 205 (1.63) | 12 406 (98.37) | |
Sunset | ||||
Sunset | 8325 (8.29) | 214 (2.57) | 8109 (97.41) | <0.01 |
Other times | 87 056 (86.70) | 1596 (1.83) | 85 460 (98.17) | |
Sunrise | 5030 (5.01) | 115 (2.29) | 4915 (97.71) | |
Weekdays | ||||
Weekday | 70 366 (70.08) | 1267 (1.80) | 69 099 (98.20) | <0.01 |
Weekend | 30 045 (29.92) | 658 (2.19) | 29 387 (97.81) |