Table 1.
Crash Characteristics of Farm Equipment-Related Crashes Involving Children and Adolescents on Farm Equipment From 2005 to 2010 (N = 434)a
| Crash Characteristics | N(%) |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| 2005 | 78 (18.0) |
| 2006 | 67 (15.4) |
| 2007 | 75 (17.3) |
| 2008 | 66 (15.2) |
| 2009 | 77 (17.7) |
| 2010 | 71 (16.4) |
| Occupant Configuration | |
| Child driver | 289 (66.6) |
| Child driver & Child passenger | 17 (3.9) |
| Adult driver & Child passenger | 128 (29.5) |
| Season | |
| Winter | 40 (9.2) |
| Planting | 54 (12.4) |
| Growing | 180 (41.5) |
| Harvest | 160 (36.9) |
| Light Conditions | |
| Daylight | 338 (78.1) |
| Dark | 82 (18.9) |
| Otherb | 13 (3.0) |
| Farm vehicle action | |
| Straight | 218 (51.3) |
| Turning | 173 (40.7) |
| Otherc | 34 (8.0) |
| Impact | |
| Noncollision | 64 (14.9) |
| Rear-ended | 89 (20.8) |
| Angle/Sideswiped | 208 (48.5) |
| Other collisionsd | 68 (15.9) |
| Weather | |
| Clear | 343 (79.4) |
| Cloudy | 68 (15.7) |
| Othere | 21 (4.9) |
a
Sample size includes crashes with missing data.
b
Dusk, dawn, & other.
c
Overtaking/passing, changing lanes, entering/leaving traffic lane, backing, slowing/stopping & parked.
d
Head-on & other.
e
Rain, snow, fog/smog/smoke, & other