Abstract: | Based on the in-depth investigation data from 135 pedestrian accidents in the FASS database, the
paper statistically analyzes the sources of pedestrian head injuries and the impact of vehicle speed on these
sources. According to the Spearman correlation coefficient test method, a regression model between the
vehicle speed interval and the average MAIS for head injuries is established. The results show that the
primary source of pedestrian head injuries is vehicles, which account for approximately 58%, followed by the
ground, which accounts for around 40%. In pedestrian accidents, the vehicle speed significantly affects the
distribution of sources for pedestrian head injuries. When the vehicle speed is lower than 30 km/h, the
ground tends to be the main source of pedestrian head injuries. When the vehicle speed is between 30 km/h
and 50 km/h, the risk of the injuries caused by both vehicles and the ground is comparable. When the vehicle
speed exceeds 50 km/h, the main source of pedestrian head injuries is vehicles. Therefore, in the study of
traffic injury epidemiology and during the development of traffic injury accident databases, attention should
be paid to the risk of head injuries arising from the ground, especially in the mid-to-low speed collisions. |