Joint Effect of Heavy Vehicles and Diminished Light Conditions on Paediatric Pedestrian Injuries in Backover Crashes: A UK Population-Based Study

Wiratama, Bayu Satria; Hsu, Li-Min; Yeh, Yung-Sung; Chen, Chia-Che; Saleh, Wafaa; Liu, Yen-Hsiu; Pai, Chih-Wei

Abstract

Backover crashes cause considerable injuries especially among young children. Prior research on backover crashes has not assessed the joint effect of heavy vehicles and diminished light conditions on injuries. By analysing the United Kingdom STATS19 crash dataset from 1991 to 2020, this study focused on backover crashes involving paediatric cyclists or pedestrians aged ≤17 years and other motorised vehicles. By estimating the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of multiple logistic regression models, pedestrians appeared to have 82.3% (95% CI: 1.78–1.85) higher risks of sustaining killed or serious injuries (KSIs) than cyclists. In addition, casualties involved in backover crashes with heavy vehicles were 39.3% (95% CI: 1.35–1.42) more likely to sustain KSIs than those involved in crashes with personal cars. The joint effect of heavy vehicles and diminished light conditions was associated with a 71% increased probability of sustaining KSIs (AOR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.60–1.83). Other significant joint effects included young children (aged 0 to 5 years) as pedestrian (AOR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.87–1.97), in diminished light conditions (AOR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.15–1.31), and with heavy vehicle (AOR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.28–1.47).

Citation

Wiratama, B. S., Hsu, L., Yeh, Y., Chen, C., Saleh, W., Liu, Y., & Pai, C. (2022). Joint Effect of Heavy Vehicles and Diminished Light Conditions on Paediatric Pedestrian Injuries in Backover Crashes: A UK Population-Based Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), Article 11689. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811689

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 14, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 16, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 6, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 6, 2022
• Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Electronic ISSN: 1660-4601
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 18
• Article Number: 11689
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811689
• Keywords: paediatric pedestrian injuries; backover crashes; heavy vehicle; paediatric’s road safety; diminished light condition; logistic regression models
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2928451