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The Injury Experience of Pedestrians and Bicyclists in Minnesota

The Injury Experience of Pedestrians and Bicyclists in Minnesota. SNTC, September 18-19, 2009 St. Cloud, MN. Bicyclists & Pedestrians: The “Other” Users of the Road. Injury & Violence Prevention Unit, Minnesota Department of Health Leslie Seymour, MD MPH, Anna Gaichas, MS, Dorothy Gondwe,

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The Injury Experience of Pedestrians and Bicyclists in Minnesota

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  1. The Injury Experience of Pedestrians and Bicyclists in Minnesota SNTC, September 18-19, 2009St. Cloud, MN

  2. Bicyclists & Pedestrians: The “Other” Users of the Road Injury & Violence Prevention Unit, Minnesota Department of Health Leslie Seymour, MD MPH, Anna Gaichas, MS, Dorothy Gondwe, Jon Roesler, MS, Mark Kinde, MPH

  3. National Context • MV–related injuries are the leading cause of death for people ages 1–34 • 11% of all traffic deaths are pedestrians • A pedestrian is killed every 2 hours & injured every 8 minutes • In 2000 alone: • Costs of pedestrian and pedal cycle injuries cost around 40 billion Sources: CDC; PIRE

  4. State Context • Between 2000-2008: • 420 pedestrians killed • 9,586 pedestrians injured • Mortality and morbidity rates of pedestrian crashes lower than national rates • Economic impact is significant and increasing • Between 2000-2007: • Total hospital charges $86 million • Median charge $1,029 Sources: DPS; MDH

  5. ‘Bike-related injuries increase in Twin Cities’ By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune October 3, 2008

  6. MV/Bicycle Crashes by Gender, MN, 2000-2007 (n=3,930)

  7. Pedestrian Injuries by Gender, MN, 2000-2007 (N=9,586) Source: DPS

  8. MV/Bicycle Crashes by Age-group, MN, 2000-2007

  9. Pedestrian Injuries by Age-group MN, 2000-2007 (N=9,586) Source: DPS

  10. Bicycle vs. MV Crashes:7 – County Metro & Greater MN

  11. Pedestrian Injuries in MinnesotaRegional burden 2000-2004 (N=4,553) Source: DPS

  12. Bicycle Deaths: MV Traffic vs. Other Cause

  13. Injuries from Car/Bike Interactions, 2000 - 2007

  14. Bicycle Injuries: MVC VS Other Cause

  15. Average Hospital Charges for Bicycle-crash Injuries

  16. MVT Pedestrian Mortality Rates, 2000-2006 Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 Source: WISQARS

  17. MVT Pedestrian Nonfatal Injuries 2001-2007Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 Sources: WISQARS; MIDAS

  18. Fatal Pedestrian Injury in MN 2004 – 2008, by Time of Day

  19. Non-fatal Pedestrian Injury in MN 2004 – 2008, by Time of Day

  20. Non-fatal Pedestrian Injury in MN,Hour-by-hour Profile, 2007-2008

  21. Where do the events occur?

  22. Prior Action of Pedestrians Injured MN, 2004 – 2008 (N = 3,448) Source: DPS

  23. Elderly Rates Are Highest! Ped vs. MV in MN by age group (1999-2005) Source: CDC WISQARS

  24. Hospitalized Pedestrian Injuries by Age-group, MN (1998-2007) Source: MDH MIDAS

  25. Conclusions • 2000-2005: mv/bike crashes increased • 2005-2007: mv/bike crashes decreased • MV vs. pedestrian injuries are decreasing • MV vs. pedestrian injury severity is decreasing • Teen males (15-19) are the key age group • Medical costs are increasing • ½ of events are in crossing the road with no signal (NS) or no crosswalk (NC)! • ¾ of events are in the metro

  26. What Next? • Denominator and evaluation data • How many of us bike and walk? • How much (and when) are we bicycling and walking? • Where are we walking and riding? • What combinations of programs, awareness, enforcement, engineering and incentives will it take to help us share the road?

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