Nonoccupant Fatalities Associated with Backing Crashes
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics;
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Abstract:National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics
and Analysis (NCSA) recently completed a study of data from the National Center
Health Statistics (NCHS) to obtain an estimate of the number of nonoccupant
fatalities associated with off-road backing crashes. The NCHS data were
contrasted with data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) on the
number of nonoccupants killed in on-road fatal crashes. Fatalities of children
aged 1-4 in backing crashes were of particular focus, as the physical stature
and comprehension level of younger children place them at greater risk in
situations involving backing motor vehicles. Children aged 1-4 were found to
be overrepresented (relative to population) in backing crashes, particularly
those occurring off-road. This Reserach Note was first published December 1996;
this is a revised version. 2p.
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