Abstract:Older pedestrians are vulnerable road users. To highlight the road safety issues for older pedestrians and identify countermeasures to improve their safety, this study examined the number of older pedestrians hit by motor vehicles in South Australia, the characteristics of their collisions and their injury outcomes. Police-reported data (2008-2017) for 3,493 pedestrians hit by vehicles were analysed, along with hospital data (January 2008-November 2010 and June 2014-August 2017) for 360 pedestrians hit by vehi… Show more
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