| Title | Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Types of the Early 1990’s |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 3914 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hunter, William W.; Stutts, Jane C.; Pein, Wayne E.; Cox, Chante L. |
| Corporate Creator | University of North Carolina. Highway Safety Research Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publication Date | 19960600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The purpose of this research was to apply the basic National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pedestrian and bicyclist typologies to a sample of recent crashes and to refine and update the crash type distributions with particular attention to roadway and locational factors. Five thousand pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes and 3,000 bicycle-motor vehicle crashes were coded in a population-based sample drawn from the states of California, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Utah. Nearly a third of the pedestrians were struck at or near [within 16 m (50 ft) of] an intersection. Mid-block events were the second major pedestrian crash type grouping, representing over a fourth (26%) of all crashes. The bicycle-motor vehicle crash types distributed as: (1) parallel paths - 36%, (2) crossing paths - 57%, and (3) specific circumstances - 6%. Most frequent parallel path crashes were motorist turn/merge into bicyclist's path (34.4% of all parallel path crashes), motorist overtaking (24.2%), and bicyclist turn/merge into motorist's path (20.6%). Most frequent crossing path crashes were motorist failed to yield (37.7% of crossing path crashes), bicyclist failed to yield at an intersection (29.1%), and bicyclist failed to yield mid-block (20.5%). Future safety considerations should be system-wide and include an examination of intersections and other junctions, well designed facilities, and increased awareness of pedestrians and bicyclists by motor vehicle drivers. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38569 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38569 |
| TRT Terms | Crash analysis; Bicycle crashes; Pedestrian-vehicle crashes; Bicycles; Pedestrians; Motor vehicles; Bicycle safety; Safety; Crash exposure |
| Classification | NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
724996 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-92-Y-30048 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-95-163 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/3000/3900/3914/FHWA_RD_95_163_PedBikeCrashTypes_1996.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |