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09-29-09, 11:13 PM
Driver characteristics also contribute to child pedestrian injuries. Male drivers, drivers younger than 40 years, and those with a record of multiple driving infractions and suspended or revoked licenses are more likely to be involved in a collision with a child pedestrian.50,51 Two studies performed by the National Safe Kids campaign show that large numbers of drivers speed and fail to stop at stop signs in school zones.52,53 Information from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool database from North Carolina showed that approximately 2% of the pediatric (15 years and younger) pedestrian crashes that occurred from 2000 to 2004 involved a driver who had been drinking alcohol.54 One 1970s study of drivers involved in fatal collisions with pedestrians showed that even the experience of hitting and killing a pedestrian did not change the frequency of speeding convictions.55 Because children are smaller than adults, drivers often falsely perceive that children are further away than they actually are. The result is that drivers misjudge time-to-impact and make inadequate speed adjustments in the presence of children.56,57
From:
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;124/2/802
As far as driver characteristics, do you suppose the characteristics listed above equally apply to drivers who hit bikes?
Multiple driving infractions. On average, how many driving infractions would do you think an author means when he uses the word 'multiple'?
When the paragraph mentions drivers whose license has been suspended or revoked, are they also referring to drivers who simply forgot to renew their license and end up having a suspended license or are they just referring to drivers who get their licenses revoked/suspended for driving offenses?
Interesting that drivers who have hit and killed still get the same number of speeding convictions, I thought drivers who have hit and killed would slow down to a crawl lol. Of course, this is just one 1970s study. In your opinion do you feel drivers who have hit and/or killed tend to start driving more slowly after the experience?
From:
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;124/2/802
As far as driver characteristics, do you suppose the characteristics listed above equally apply to drivers who hit bikes?
Multiple driving infractions. On average, how many driving infractions would do you think an author means when he uses the word 'multiple'?
When the paragraph mentions drivers whose license has been suspended or revoked, are they also referring to drivers who simply forgot to renew their license and end up having a suspended license or are they just referring to drivers who get their licenses revoked/suspended for driving offenses?
Interesting that drivers who have hit and killed still get the same number of speeding convictions, I thought drivers who have hit and killed would slow down to a crawl lol. Of course, this is just one 1970s study. In your opinion do you feel drivers who have hit and/or killed tend to start driving more slowly after the experience?