Pedestrian Hit and Run Analysis

The objective of the Pedestrian Hit and Run Analysis project is to identify, assess, analyze, and synthesize current data and research on pedestrian hit-and-runs as well as identify research gaps so NHTSA can develop countermeasures to help reduce the number of hit-and-run crashes. Little research has explored characteristics of pedestrians killed in hit-and-run crashes. This analysis effort aims to explore pedestrian variables (e.g., demographics - sex, age, race and ethnicity, blood alcohol concentration (BAC), license status), corresponding environmental and roadway factors (e.g., time of day, day of week, lighting, crash location, posted speed, roadway functional class), and surrounding location characteristics (proxies for equity assessments - e.g., income data, race and ethnicity data, English proficiency, alcohol outlet density) that may be associated with hit-and-run crashes. As almost half of hit-and-run drivers are later identified, any information associated with drivers and their vehicles will also be explored. The analysis will compare pedestrian, environmental, and location characteristics of fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crashes and fatal pedestrian non-hit-and-run crashes to identify any significant differences. Determining differences is critical to developing effective countermeasures to reduce crashes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $196149
• Contract Numbers:

  693JJ921D000032/693JJ923F000170

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Dieken, Rebecca

• Performing Organizations:

  Dunlap and Associates, Incorporated

  110 Lenox Avenue
  Stamford, CT  United States  06906
• Principal Investigators:

  Wright, Tim

• Start Date: 20230801
• Expected Completion Date: 20251001
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Behavioral Safety Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Fatalities; Hit and run crashes; Location; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01889527
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Contract Numbers: 693JJ921D000032/693JJ923F000170
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 2 2023 7:19AM