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Table 3 Fatality risk ratios for pedestrians and cyclists crash injury by vehicle type and crash circumstances

From: Injury and fatality risks for child pedestrians and cyclists on public roads

 

Pedestrians aged 0–19

Cyclists aged 0–19

Pedestrians aged 0–39

Cyclists aged 0–39

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Age

    

20–29

1.0

 

1.0

 

0–9

0.51

(0.46, 0.55)

1.33

(1.04, 1.65)

10–19

0.44

(0.44, 0.47)

0.86

(0.75, 0.98)

30–39

1.25

(1.20, 1.29)

1.82

(1.61, 2.06)

Vehicle

Cars

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

Vans/utility vehicles/light trucks

1.57

(1.43, 1.71)

1.39

(1.15, 1.69)

1.27

(1.23, 1.32)

1.66

(1.48, 1.85)

Trucks/buses

3.60

(3.02, 4.24)

8.03

(5.91, 10.62)

3.27

(3.06, 3.48)

6.42

(5.44, 7.47)

Other

1.28

(1.08, 1.50)

0.52

(0.33, 0.75)

1.56

(1.47, 1.65)

1.13

(0.93, 1.35)

Urbanicity

Urban

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

Rural

1.49

(1.35, 1.64)

2.39

(1.96, 2.89)

1.59

(1.52, 1.66)

2.22

(1.96, 2.51)

Street location

        

Intersection

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

Non-intersection

3.45

(3.13, 3.83)

2.99

(2.50, 3.61)

4.62

(4.41, 4.83)

3.45

(3.10, 3.83)

Circumstances–pedestrians

Crossing

1.0

 

1.0

 

Dart out

1.08

(0.94, 1.25)

0.93

(0.85, 1.00)

Walk along roadway

4.19

(3.60, 4.85)

3.45

(3.25, 3.65)

Unusual circumstances

3.51

(2.97, 4.12)

2.23

(2.09, 2.39)

Other

3.17

(2.80, 3.57)

2.73

(2.59, 2.86)

Circumstances–cyclists

Intersection-motorist

1.0

 

1.0

 

Intersection-cyclist

9.02

(4.45, 45.64)

6.61

(4.46, 11.32)

Crossing paths

3.87

(1.78, 19.88)

0.50

(0.27, 0.95)

Midblock-cyclist

11.01

(5.18, 53.68)

8.29

(5.26, 14.59)

Motorist turn

3.51

(1.47, 17.55)

2.01

(1.27, 3.48)

Other

12.36

(6.21, 60.93)

8.96

(6.13, 15.23)