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About
the Pedestrian Data
These data
represent all pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes reported to the
NC Division of Motor Vehicles by investigating officers for
the years 1997-2005. Falls or other events involving only pedestrians
that might be documented in medical databases are not included.
While past research indicates that pedestrian-motor vehicle
crashes represent approximately 30-40% of all injuries to pedestrians,
it is clear that most of the serious and fatal pedestrian injuries
do involve motor vehicles.
Besides the standard data elements on the NC crash report form,
the UNC Highway Safety Research Center staff used PBCAT (Pedestrian
and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool) software to add a specific
crash type to each crash for which a report form was available.
Crash typing is a methodology to better define the sequence
of events and precipitating actions leading to a crash. An example
of a pedestrian-motor vehicle crash type is midblock dart out.
Coding of who was at fault was also added. Fault was derived
by examining the investigating police officer's sketch and narrative,
as well as his/her indication of the contributing circumstances
and any subsequent charges.
These data can be used to derive information about pedestrian-motor
vehicle crashes in NC. The user may select data in a variety
of ways:
• For the entire state
• For the Piedmont, Coastal, and Mountain regions of
the state
• For an individual county or selected counties
• For an individual city or selected cities
Please
note that no crashes were reported during this time period
for some of the NC towns and cities.
Data like these are typically used to develop general descriptions
of crashes. This process is sometimes referred to as the problem
identification stage. For a detailed review of crashes in specific
locations (e.g., corridors or certain intersections within a
community), it will be necessary to obtain such information
at the local level. Likewise, development of specific treatments
or countermeasures normally takes place after discussions with
knowledgeable local officials.
If you need help, please contact:
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
Eric Rodgman 919-962-8709
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation
Madeline Howell 919-807-0781
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