Traffic Injury Risk Based on Mobility Patterns by Gender, Age, Mode of Transport and Type of Road

Guadalupe González-Sánchez, María Isabel Olmo-Sánchez, Elvira Maeso-González, Mario Gutiérrez-Bedmar and Antonio García-Rodríguez
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Guadalupe González-Sánchez: Research Group “Work and Transportation Management”, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
María Isabel Olmo-Sánchez: Research Group “Work and Transportation Management”, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Elvira Maeso-González: Research Group “Work and Transportation Management”, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Mario Gutiérrez-Bedmar: Department of Public Health and Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Antonio García-Rodríguez: Department of Public Health and Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: The role of gender and age in the risk of Road Traffic Injury (RTI) has not been fully explored and there are still significant gaps with regard to how environmental factors, such as road type, affect this relationship, including mobility as a measure of exposure. The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of the environmental factor road type taking into account different mobility patterns. For this purpose, a cross-sectional study was carried out combining two large databases on mobility and traffic accidents in Andalusia (Spain). The risk of RTI and their severity were estimated by gender and age, transport mode and road type, including travel time as a measure of exposure. Significant differences were found according to road type. The analysis of the rate ratio (Rate men /Rate women ), regardless of age, shows that men always have a higher risk of serious and fatal injuries in all modes of transport and road types. Analysis of victim rates by gender and age groups allows us to identify the most vulnerable groups. The results highlight the need to include not only gender and age but also road type as a significant environmental factor in RTI risk analysis for the development of effective mobility and road safety strategies.

Keywords: road traffic injury; exposure measure; mobility patterns; sex; gender; road type (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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