Critical factors in fatal collisions of adult cyclists with automobiles

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/44994575:_____/10:#0000799

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Critical factors in fatal collisions of adult cyclists with automobiles

Original language description

This article evaluates, by means of multivariate regression, critical factors influencing the collisions of motor vehicles with adult (over 17 years) cyclists that result in fatal injury of cyclists. The analysis is based on the database of the Traffic Police of Czech Republic from the time period 1995-2007. The results suggest that the most consequential categories of factors under study are: inappropriate driving speed of automobile; the head-on crash; and night-time traffic in places without streetlights. The cyclists' faults are of most serious consequence on crossroads when cyclists deny the right of way. Males are more likely to suffer a fatal injury due to a collision with a car than females. The most vulnerable age group are cyclists above 65 years. A fatal injury of a cyclist is more often driver's fault than cyclist's (598 vs. 370). In order to reduce the fatal risk, it is recommended to separate the road traffic of motor vehicles from bicyclists in critical road-sections.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

BB - Applied statistics, operational research

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2010

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Accident Analysis and Prevention

ISSN

0001-4575

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

42

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000282240500014

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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