Situational characteristics of fatal pedestrian accidents involving vehicles traveling at low speeds in Japan

Figures & data

Figure 1. Pedestrian fatalities (n = 17,774) under daytime, nighttime, and 24-h conditions involving vehicles traveling at (a) low (n = 2,720) and (b) higher (n = 15,054) speeds.

Table 1. Pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles under daytime and 24-h conditions.^a

	Vehicle travel speed
	Low speed				Higher speed			Total
	Day	Day/night	(A)		Day	Day/night	(B)	Day	Day/night		Difference
Vehicle type	m	M	m/M (%)		n	N	n/N (%)	m	M	m/M (%)	(A)% − (B)%	P value
Truck with GVW ≥7.5 tons	313	395	79		255	1,008	25	568	1,403	40	54	<.001	**
Truck with GVW <7.5 tons	626	785	80		893	2,705	33	1,519	3,490	44	47	<.001	**
Bus	41	54	76		22	49	45	63	103	61	31	.001	**
Box van	41	48	85		47	194	24	88	242	36	61	<.001	**
Minivan	176	266	66		232	1,364	17	408	1,630	25	49	<.001	**
SUV	59	79	75		66	396	17	125	475	26	58	<.001	**
Sedan	339	511	66		831	4,864	17	1,170	5,375	22	49	<.001	**
LPC	254	311	82		516	1,534	34	770	1,845	42	48	<.001	**
LCV	196	271	72		655	2,940	22	851	3,211	27	50	<.001	**
Total	2,045	2,720	75		3,517	15,054	23	5,562	17,774	31	—	—

a M and N are the total number of pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles, respectively, according to vehicle type; m and n are the number of pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles, respectively, according to vehicle type and daytime.

* Significant at 5% level.

** Significant at 1% level.

Table 2. Daytime pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles at signalized intersections.

Vehicle types	Low speed			Higher speed			P value
	m	M	m/M (%)	n	N	n/N (%)
Truck with GVW ≥7.5 tons	188	313	60	70	255	27	<.001**
Truck with GVW <7.5 tons	316	626	50	144	893	16	<.001**
Bus	22	41	54	2	22	9	.001**
Box van	16	41	39	10	47	21	.069
Minivan	52	176	30	33	232	14	<.001**
SUV	15	59	25	13	66	20	.443
Sedan	115	339	34	89	831	11	<.001**
LPC	126	254	50	61	516	12	<.001**
LCV	78	196	40	68	655	10	< .001**

* Significant at 5% level.

** Significant at 1% level.

Table 3. Daytime pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles for vehicles turning right.

Vehicle types	Low speed			Higher speed			P value
	m	M	m/M (%)	n	N	n/N (%)
Truck with GVW ≥7.5 tons	145	313	46	30	255	12	<.001**
Truck with GVW <7.5 tons	383	626	61	65	893	7	<.001**
Bus	13	41	32	1	22	5	.013
Box van	25	41	61	5	47	11	<.001**
Minivan	90	176	51	14	232	6	<.001**
SUV	32	59	54	4	66	6	<.001**
Sedan	174	339	51	27	831	3	<.001**
LPC	148	254	58	25	516	5	<.001**
LCV	106	196	54	34	655	5	<.001**

* Significant at 5% level.

** Significant at 1% level.

Table 4. Daytime pedestrian fatalities involving low- and higher speed vehicles for frontal right vehicle impact location.

Vehicle types	Low speed			Higher speed			P value
	m	M	m/M (%)	n	N	n/N (%)
Truck with GVW ≥7.5 tons	69	313	22	38	255	15	.030*
Truck with GVW <7.5 tons	142	626	23	122	893	14	<.001**
Bus	13	41	32	4	22	18	.249
Box van	11	41	27	8	47	17	.265
Minivan	43	176	24	39	232	17	.057
SUV	13	59	22	8	66	12	.139
Sedan	75	339	22	121	831	15	.002**
LPC	46	254	18	67	516	13	.059
LCV	39	196	20	88	655	13	.026**

* Significant at 5% level.

** Significant at 1% level.