Abstract
BackgroundThe number of seriously injured unprotected road users has increased during implementation of a road safety policy Vision Zero. The aim of the study is to identify factors associated with the increase in serious injuries among cyclists and pedestrians (even single pedestrian accidents) that occurred in an urban road space in a Swedish region 2003–17. The urban road space includes roads, pavements and tracks for walking and cycling.MethodsData were retrieved from STRADA (Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition) and NVDB (National Road Database). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression with odds ratios for sex, age and part of road space were assessed.ResultsThe number of seriously injured cyclists and pedestrians more than doubled from 2003 to 2017, with the greatest increase for pedestrians. Older age increased the probability of serious injury since 2012 for the group ≥ 80 years and since 2015 for the group 65–79 years. No significant effect of sex. Most injuries occur in areas not transformed by Vision Zero.ConclusionsAn increasing number of elderly persons in the generation born in the 1940s and increased life expectancy are important factors. There is a need to increase road safety measures that also promote active mobility.
Highlights
The number of seriously injured unprotected road users has increased during implementation of a road safety policy Vision Zero
Most injuries occur in areas not transformed by Vision Zero
The present study aims to identify factors associated with serious injuries of cyclists and pedestrians including single pedestrian accidents in an urban road space during the implementation of Vision Zero between 2003 and 2017 in the Swedish Region of Västmanland
Summary
The number of seriously injured unprotected road users has increased during implementation of a road safety policy Vision Zero. Agenda 2030 has the goal of halving the number of road injuries between 2010 and 2020, and providing access to safe cities by 2030. This will be done by improving road safety, with special attention being given to those in vulnerable situations[4]. Vision Zero is a well-known Swedish policy[1,6,7,8] with the goal of reducing fatalities and serious injuries in road traffic to zero[9,10]. During the implementation of Vision Zero, the number of fatalities has decreased in Sweden[1,14], but Astrid Värnild, Doctoral student Per Tillgren, Professor emeritus Peter Larm, Associate professor
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