Injuries Archives - National Centre for Accessible Transport

Pedestrian slips, trips and falls: An evaluation of their causes, impact, scale and cost.

The accompanying investment of ?2 billion in walking and cycling over the next five years will make a huge difference,…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Challenges of using the bus as an older person

The UK public transport system is generally considered to be safe. However, annually around 6,000 people are reported to be…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Development of a mobility scooter finite element model

Mobility scooters (MSs) of different makes are now widely used in the UK as means of primarily providing manageable transport…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Reducing non-collision injuries aboard buses: Passenger balance whilst walking on the lower deck

Travelling by bus is a way millions of people choose for their everyday activities. However, the large acceleration levels, and…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries

Each year more than 6000 people are injured on public buses in the UK, approximately half of whom are aged…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Injuries to older users of buses in the UK

The increasing age of the United Kingdom (UK) population coupled with enhanced life expectancy impacts on transport-user demographics and will…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Inequalities in self-report road injury risk in Britain: A new analysis of National Travel Survey data, focusing on pedestrian injuries

In 2007, Britain's (since 2013 England's) National Travel Survey started asking respondents about experiences of 'road accidents'. This paper conducts…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Reducing accidents through inclusive design: steps, stairs and ramps (T834) – Research Brief

This project aimed to produce a Specifiers' Handbook on stairs, escalators, moving walkways, and ramps in non-domestic buildings (including stations);…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Wheelchair occupant human factors in train crash safety

With the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 and 2005 in the United Kingdom, a number of…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024