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Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities

Official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia for scholarly work across the social sciences, humanities and related interdisciplinary fields.

e-ISSN 2231-8534 ISSN 0128-7702
Research article

Exploring Factors for Pedestrian Fatalities at Junctions in Malaysia

Rizati Hamidun, Azzuhana Roslan and Rohayu Sarani

KeywordsPedestrian, accidents, logistic model, Malaysia
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Abstract

Over the years, pedestrians are seen as one of the most susceptible road user groups in Malaysia, although their involvement in road accidents has decreased. Using the national accident data from 2009 to 2013, this study applies logistic regression model to explore the factors associated with pedestrian fatalities at road junctions. Among the four factors identified to be behind pedestrian deaths include age, injuries sustained to their head or neck, involvement of heavy vehicles, and location of accidents. Results of this study show that the likelihood of a pedestrian being killed in an accident may increase by 5.6 times when struck by a heavy vehicle. In addition, the probability of death increases to 8.7 times in the event a pedestrian sustains injuries to the head or neck following an accident.