01:52 PM PDT on Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Pedestrian injuries make up 13 percent of traffic fatalities in the
U.S., despite a decrease in recent years.
The study analyzed 542 pedestrian injuries from 1994 to 1998 in six
cities: Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, San Antonio and
Seattle.
It suggests the need to consider vehicle front-end design, especially
for light trucks, in motor vehicle safety standards.
The research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention &
Research Center and the
Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia was
published in the June issue of Injury Prevention.
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