ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of road accidents that most commonly cause injury to elderly pedestrians in Israeli towns, and to recommend infrastructure solutions that may contribute to reducing elderly pedestrian injury.
A sample of 15 towns with a high prevalence of elderly pedestrian accidents was selected to characterize sites where elderly pedestrian accidents typically occur. Accident sites in these towns were mapped and information on 476 sites where 580 elderly pedestrian accidents occurred was collected.
The field surveys focused on the areas with higher concentrations of elderly pedestrian accidents in the towns that were selected using the Average Nearest Neighbor examinations and space-distance analysis.
Based on a combined consideration of literature findings and accident site characteristics the study suggested infrastructure solutions for improving elderly pedestrian safety at various types of urban sites.
