Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population-level interventions are needed to address the overrepresentation of older pedestrians in deaths from traffic crashes. Data are absent on whether specific publicly licensed or public establishments are associated with increased risk to older pedestrians, despite their attractiveness as partners for government efforts. We conducted a nationwide location-based case-control study to examine the associations between publicly licensed or public establishments of daily living for older adults and the location of pedestrian fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. We also assessed etiological heterogeneity by pedestrian age and time of day.

Methods

Between 2017 and 2018, there were 10,529 locations where a pedestrian was killed (case location) across the 380 Metrop

SUBMITTER: Burford KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12774300 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature