State-of-the-art review: preventing child and youth pedestrian motor vehicle collisions: critical issues and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To undertake a comprehensive review of the best available evidence related to risk factors for child pedestrian motor vehicle collision (PMVC), as well as identification of established and emerging prevention strategies.

Methods

Articles on risk factors were identified through a search of English language publications listed in Medline, Embase, Transport, SafetyLit, Web of Science, CINHAL, Scopus and PsycINFO within the last 30 years (~1989 onwards).

Results

This state-of-the-art review uses the road safety Safe System approach as a new lens to examine three risk factor domains affecting child pedestrian safety (built environment, drivers and vehicles) and four cross-cutting critical issues (reliable collision and exposure data, evaluation of interventions, eviden

SUBMITTER: Cloutier MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature