No Accident: Traffic and Pedestrians in the Modern City

This paper considers the rise of traffic accidents in the creation of the modern city. The notion of accidents is deconstructed. There is a brief review of current literature on mobilities and then evidence is presented of the shifting configuration of vehicle-pedestrian accidents. The epidemic of t...

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Published inMobilities Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 41 - 59
Main Authors Short, John Rennie, Pinet-Peralta, Luis Mauricio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.02.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accidents
Cities
Epidemics
Injuries
pedestrian safety
Pedestrians
Traffic
traffic accidents
Traffic accidents & safety
Upward mobility
urban design
urban walksheds
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Summary:This paper considers the rise of traffic accidents in the creation of the modern city. The notion of accidents is deconstructed. There is a brief review of current literature on mobilities and then evidence is presented of the shifting configuration of vehicle-pedestrian accidents. The epidemic of traffic accidents of cities in developing world is noted and explained. The incidence of pedestrian traffic accidents is shown to reflect socio-economic characteristics such as age, class and status. A review of the literature provides evidence of the ways to ameliorate pedestrian injuries. Walksheds are suggested as a focus of concern. The creation of a more pedestrian-friendly city is proposed.
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ISSN:1745-0101
1745-011X
DOI:10.1080/17450100903434998