The walking environment in Lima, Peru and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions: an exploratory analysis.

ABSTRACT:

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 prese

SUBMITTER: Quistberg DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261046 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature