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. 2012 Sep 24;71:10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19107. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.19107

Table I.

Crudea estimates of average percent changes (APCs) in monthly ratesb of pedestrian–motor vehicle crashes per one unit changes in pedestrian safety measures (Arkhangelsk, Russia, 2005–2010)

Pedestrian–motor vehicle crash types

On signalized crosswalks

Outside crosswalks, pedestrian primary fault presumed (n=1,597) On non-signalized crosswalks, driver primary fault presumed (n=766) Pedestrian fault documented (n=132) Driver fault documented (n=70)

APC (95% CI) APC (95% CI) APC (95% CI) APC (95% CI)
Infrastructure measures (count variables)
Signalized crosswalks, total number −2.1 (−2.7, −1.4) n.a. −1.8 (−3.3, −0.2) −0.8 (−2.7, 1.1)
Non-signalized crosswalks, total numberc −0.6 (−1.3, 0.0) 0.2 (−1.0, 1.4) n.a. n.a.
Number of non-signalized crosswalks with speed humps −2.7 (−3.6, −1.9) −0.4 (−1.5, 0.7) n.a. n.a.
Number of non-signalized crosswalks with light-reflecting vertical signs −3.8 (−5.9, −1.6) −0.9 (−3.3, 1.5) n.a. n.a.
Legislative measures (event variables)
Pedestrian penalty for a traffic violation raised
 from 50 to 100 RUB in July 2007d −21.1 (−33.7, −8.4) −8.5 (−27.0, 10.0) −33.2 (−66.0, −0.4) n.a.
 from 100 to 200 RUB in May 2009e −31.1 (−47.4, −14.7) −1.9 (−21.1, 17.3) −21.1 (−55.6, 13.5) n.a.
Driver penalty for ignoring prohibiting signal raised from 100 to 700 RUB in January 2008 −39.6 (−52.0, −27.3) n.a. n.a. −38.8 (−79.3, 1.8)
Driver penalty for failure to give way to pedestrian at non-signalized crosswalk raised from 100 to 800–1,000 RUB in May 2009 −41.2 (−56.8, −25.6) −7.1 (−25.7, 11.4) n.a. n.a.
Police law enforcement (rate variables)
Registered driver violations per 100 MVs 9.1 (4.5, 13.8) 3.2 (−1.6, 8.0) n.a. 7.1 (−4.0, 18.1)
Registered pedestrian violations per 100 population 22.4 (−85.5, 130.5) n.a. 91.4 (−83.0, 265.8) n.a.

n.a.: not applicable.

a

Unadjusted for each other.

b

Rates are calculated per total number of registered motor vehicles.

c

APCs estimated using data for January 2009–December 2010.

d

APCs estimated using data for January 2005–April 2009.

e

APCs estimated using data for July 2007–December 2010.