Population-based case-control study of the effect of sun glare on pedestrian fatalities in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sun glare is a serious driving hazard and increases crash risks. Relatively few studies have examined the effects of sun glare on pedestrian fatalities, given that a crash has occurred. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of sun glare on pedestrian fatalities.

Design

A population-based case-control study.

Setting

Taiwan.

Participants

Using the Taiwan National Traffic Crash Data and sunrise and sunset data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the period 2003 to 2016, 100 411 pedestrians involved in crashes were identified. Of these crashes, 13 355 and 87 056 were glare-related (case) and non-glare-related (control) crashes, respectively.

Methods

To account for unobserved heterogeneity, mixed

SUBMITTER: Ma HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720250 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature