Personal exposure risk factors in pedestrian accidents in Bahrain

Pedestrians are involved in traffic accidents due to many reasons. It is generally thought that personal background of pedestrians has an effect on their involvement rate in the road traffic accidents. Identifying these characteristics would lead to a better understanding of pedestrian accident patt...

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Published in:	Safety science 2006-04, Vol.44 (4), p.335-347
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