Songer Thomas J, Fitzgerald Shirley G, Rotko Katherine A
Center for Injury Research and Control, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2004;48:115-29.
The transportation safety experience for persons using wheelchairs is largely unknown. Motor vehicle crash involvement and injury frequency was examined in a telephone interview completed by 596 wheelchair users. Overall, 42% were drivers. Most subjects also rode as passengers in private vehicles (87%) and public vehicles (61%). Wheelchair use as a seat in the vehicle was higher among passengers than drivers. Crash involvement was highest among drivers and lower in passengers. Reported injuries from non-crash scenarios, though, were higher in passengers compared to drivers. Persons seated in wheelchairs in vehicles appear to be at a greater safety risk.
使用轮椅者的交通出行安全体验在很大程度上尚不明确。通过对596名轮椅使用者进行电话访谈，调查了他们卷入机动车碰撞事故的情况以及受伤频率。总体而言，42%的人是驾驶者。大多数受访者还乘坐过私家车（87%）和公共交通工具（61%）。乘客中使用轮椅作为车辆座位的比例高于驾驶者。驾驶者卷入碰撞事故的比例最高，乘客的比例较低。不过，在非碰撞场景中报告的受伤情况，乘客比驾驶者更高。乘坐车辆时坐在轮椅上的人似乎面临更大的安全风险。
