Joly M F, Foggin P, Pless I
Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1991;39(4):345-51.
We studied all traffic accidents to pedestrians under age 15 which occurred on the Island of Montreal during an eighteen months period. Data were collected from eleven hospitals and completed with accident police records. A spatial quadrat analysis, a Comparative Accident Index, and a comparative analysis of the means of different socio-ecological variables between high and low risk accident areas revealed interesting patterns. The location of traffic accidents is not random but rather presents a particular spatial structure. High risk zones are characterized by dense population, fast-moving traffic, and the absence of parks. Accidents often take place on two-way streets, far from traffic lights, on dry surfaces, in good weather, and with good visibility. The socio-economic status of the victim's family as measured by education, income, and unemployment, tends to be low. More boys than girls are victims. Children are often injured while getting out of a car or crossing unconventionally.
我们研究了在18个月期间发生在蒙特利尔岛上的所有涉及15岁以下行人的交通事故。数据收集自11家医院，并由事故警方记录补充完整。空间方格分析、比较事故指数以及对高风险和低风险事故区域不同社会生态变量均值的比较分析揭示了有趣的模式。交通事故的发生地点并非随机，而是呈现出特定的空间结构。高风险区域的特点是人口密集、交通流量大且没有公园。事故通常发生在双向街道上，远离交通信号灯，路面干燥，天气良好且能见度高。以教育程度、收入和失业率衡量的受害者家庭社会经济地位往往较低。男孩受害者多于女孩。儿童常在下车或违规过马路时受伤。
