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Title	DYING BEFORE THEIR TIME
Accession No	00641677
Journal Title	Highway Safety Directions Vol. 4 No. 3
Corp. Authors / Publisher	North Carolina University ; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Publication Date	19931100
Description	p. 12-13
Languages	English
Abstract	Pedestrians ages 65 and older are two to four times more likely to die than younger people when struck by automobiles according to a study conducted by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC). This study involved analyzing 10 years of data and more than 70,000 cases from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). To support and compare their national findings, HSRC researchers also examined more than 26,000 North Carolina crashes resulting in pedestrian injuries and deaths occurring between January 1980 and December 1990. HSRC conducted the study in cooperation with the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center through funding from the Centers for Disease Control.
TRT Terms	Accident causes ; Age ; Aged ; Fatalities ; Pedestrian accidents ; Pedestrian safety
Geographical Terms	North Carolina
Identifier Terms	Fatal Accident Reporting System
Other Terms	Age factor in accidents; Elderly people; Pedestrian fatalities
Subject Areas	H51 SAFETY
Availability	North Carolina University Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/oclc/17889193
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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