Advances in Automobile Engineering
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7670
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7670
+44 1300 500008
Chih-Wei Paia and Rong-Chang Joub
aTaipei Medical University, Taiwan bNational Chi Nan University, Taiwan
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Adv Automob Eng
Using A1 A2 police-reported accident data for the years 2003-2010 in Taiwan, the paper examines anatomic injuries and crash characteristics specific to pedestrians in â??facing trafficâ? and â??back to trafficâ? crashes. There were 2768 and 7558 accidents involving pedestrians walking along with/against traffic respectively. Injuries sustained by pedestrians and crash characteristics in these two crash types were compared with those in other crash types (nearside crash, nearside dart-out crash, offside crash, offside dart-out crash). Main findings include that â??back to trafficâ? crashes resulted in more severe injuries and pedestrians in â??back to trafficâ? crashes had increased head, neck and spine injuries than those in other crash types and there was an elevated risk of head injuries in unlit darkness and NBU (non built-up) roadways. Several crash features (e.g., unlit darkness, overtaking maneuvers, phone use by pedestrians and drivers, intoxicated drivers) appear to be over-involved in â??back to trafficâ? crashes. The implications of the research findings regarding pedestrian/driver education, enforcement and remedial engineering design are discussed.
Chih-Wei Pai completed his Master in Transport Management from University, England during 1999-2001. Then he proceeded in the field of transport management as a PhD scholar in Edinburgh Napier University UK, which he completed in 2005. He was associated with Kainan University as an Assistant Professor from 2010- 2012. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor at Taipei Medical University.
Email: cpai@tmu.edu.tw rcjou@ncnu.edu.tw