https://mbcalles.github.io/tags/vision-zero/Vision ZeroHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usThu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://mbcalles.github.io/media/icon_hu_cc610732c99915fd.pnghttps://mbcalles.github.io/tags/vision-zero/https://mbcalles.github.io/project/pcss/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://mbcalles.github.io/project/pcss/<p>This report was prepared for <strong>decision makers and policy makers in the provincial government</strong> to support goals of increasing active transportation while striving for <strong>Vision Zero</strong>. It uses linked datasets encompassing <strong>insurance claims, police reports, hospital admissions, and sociodemographic information</strong> to describe changes in road traffic injury rates over time, identify population groups with higher rates, and discern factors that influence injury severity.</p> <p><strong>Key findings:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Insurance claims miss <strong>just over 25%</strong> of injuries requiring hospital admission for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.</li> <li><strong>Falls on public roadways</strong> (including sidewalks) are an important and increasing source of injuries for pedestrians and cyclists but are not captured by auto-insurance claims or police collision data.</li> <li><strong>Cyclists and pedestrians</strong> face a disproportionately higher risk of injury and death compared to motor vehicle occupants. Reductions over time are primarily from fewer motor-vehicle collisions, while <strong>pedestrian falls and single-bicycle crashes are increasing</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Inequalities</strong> exist: lower-income individuals and those in less wealthy neighborhoods face higher injury rates; <strong>older age</strong> is associated with a higher proportion of fall-related traffic injuries.</li> <li><strong>Speed limits &gt;30 km/hr</strong> and <strong>heavier vehicles</strong> are associated with higher risk of fatal injury for all road users, with a greater effect on pedestrians and cyclists.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Considerations:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Stratify road safety goals by <strong>road user type, population groups, and crash types</strong>.</li> <li>Expand the definition of <strong>pedestrian injuries to include falls on roadways</strong> (including sidewalks).</li> <li>Manage kinetic energy via <strong>speed management and physical separation</strong> as part of a <strong>Safe Systems</strong> approach.</li> <li>A <strong>provincial travel survey</strong> is needed to accurately assess pedestrian and cyclist risk.</li> <li>Improve <strong>emergency department data collection</strong> on mechanisms of injury (including minor injuries) to enhance surveillance, risk-factor analysis, and severity assessment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Publications:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em>Underreporting and selection bias of serious road traffic injuries in auto insurance claims and police reports in British Columbia, Canada.</em> (Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2025).</li> <li><em>Comparing pedestrian and cyclist injuries from falls and collisions in British Columbia, Canada: Frequencies and population characteristics.</em> (Journal of Transport &amp; Health, 2025).</li> </ul>