Arnold, P. (1990). Children and pedestrian accidents. W A Child Injury Prevention, May, 27-31.

Data from around the world shows that the accident risk for child pedestrians is disproportionately high. That is, in relation to their numbers in the population and to their exposure to traffic, persons under the age of 15 or 16 are more likely to be involved in a pedestrian/vehicle conflict than are adults (except those over the age of 60). It is no different here in Western Australia: The Roadwatch data base holds information about W.A. road accidents for the 15 months from 1 October 1987 to 31 December 1988. These data show that 33.9% of pedestrian casualties were below 17 years of age. This age group, however, makes up only 26.7% of the state’s population. [Author Abstract]