Agran P, Winn D, Anderson C
Pediatric Injury Prevention Research Group, Health Policy and Research, University of California, Irvine 92717-5800.
West J Med. 1994 Nov;161(5):479-82.
Transporting passengers in the cargo area of pickup trucks is a public health safety issue in the United States. Our study compared crashes involving passengers in the cargo area with those involving passengers in the cab. We obtained data for all injury events of pickup occupants for 1990 from the California Highway Patrol. A total of 702 traffic reports coded as having passengers riding in pickup truck beds involved 1,685 passengers in the cargo area and 865 in the cab. Significantly more events involving passengers in the cargo area occurred in summer in rural areas and were noncollisions than did events with only cab passengers. Crashes with passengers in the cargo area resulted in death in 5% of passengers. Of the drivers, 81% were male and 22% were younger than 20 years. Among the 1,685 passengers in the cargo area, 65% were male, 36% were younger than 15 years, and 30% were ages 15 to 19 years. Passengers in the cargo area were more frequently ejected and more seriously injured than their counterparts in the cab. Legislation to restrict travel in truck beds and the design of restraints for this area are some measures that may reduce the risk of injury.
在美国，在皮卡货厢搭载乘客是一个公共卫生安全问题。我们的研究比较了涉及货厢乘客的碰撞事故与涉及驾驶室乘客的碰撞事故。我们从加利福尼亚州公路巡逻队获取了1990年皮卡驾乘人员所有受伤事件的数据。共有702份交通报告记录了皮卡货厢中有乘客，其中货厢中有1685名乘客，驾驶室中有865名乘客。与仅涉及驾驶室乘客的事件相比，涉及货厢乘客的事件在夏季农村地区发生得更多，且多为非碰撞事故。货厢中有乘客的碰撞事故导致5%的乘客死亡。在司机中，81%为男性，22%年龄小于20岁。在1685名货厢乘客中，65%为男性，36%年龄小于15岁，30%年龄在15至19岁之间。货厢乘客比驾驶室乘客更频繁地被甩出车外，且受伤更严重。限制在皮卡货厢内乘坐的立法以及针对该区域的约束装置设计是一些可能降低受伤风险的措施。
