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Are child pedestrians at increased risk of injury on one-way compared to two-way streets?

A Wazana1, V L Rynard, P Raina

  • 1Postgraduate Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC. cxwz@musica.mcgill.ca

Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Sante Publique
|August 6, 2000
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Child pedestrian injury rates are 2.5 times higher on one-way streets compared to two-way streets. Children from lower socio-economic status (SES) neighborhoods also face higher risks on these streets.

Area of Science:

  • Pedestrian safety research
  • Traffic engineering
  • Public health

Background:

  • Child pedestrian injuries represent a significant public health concern.
  • Street design, including traffic flow directionality, may influence pedestrian safety outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare child pedestrian injury rates on one-way versus two-way streets in Hamilton.
  • To examine differences in child pedestrian injury characteristics across street types.

Main Methods:

  • Injury rates were calculated per child population, per kilometer, and per year, stratified by age, sex, and socio-economic status (SES).
  • Child, environmental, and driver characteristics were analyzed in relation to street type.

Main Results:

  • The injury rate was 2.5 times higher on one-way streets than on two-way streets.
  • Children from the poorest neighborhoods experienced injury rates 3 times higher than those from wealthier neighborhoods.
  • Significant differences were observed in SES, injury severity, number of lanes, collision location, and traffic control type between street types.

Conclusions:

  • One-way streets are associated with elevated rates of child pedestrian injuries in the studied community.
  • Future research should consider street directionality as a critical factor in child pedestrian injury risk and intervention studies.
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