Traffic accidents of elderly people in the Netherlands:​ they really are more vulnerablet han other road users

van Kampen, L. T. B.

Affiliations

¹Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV

Abstract

In this paper the vulnerability of elderly road users is analyzed by means of statistical accident data. Two data sources are used; Dutch national accident data of 1987 based on police registration and Dutch national hospital data of 1987.

After a short introduction about the problem of elderly road users in general and some crash theory, these data sourcesa reu sedt o calculatea ndd emonstrated ifferencesi n fatality, injury and other relevant accident parameters between elderly (55 years and older) and a comparison group of 7544 years old. In view of the differences conclusions are drawn about the vulnerability of elderly crash victims, with emphasis on influence of age, sex and traffic category.

Finally suggestionsf or solutions of the problem are derived using general injury prevention knowledge combined with the specific protection need of the elderly.

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1991	van Kampen LTB. Cyclists and pedestrians in The Netherlands: different needs of injury protection? In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.63-67.