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Table 2 Crash characteristics of injured riders and pillions

From: Crash characteristics and patterns of injury among hospitalized motorised two-wheeled vehicle users in urban India

Characteristics

Rider

(n = 252, 66.7%)

Pillion

(n = 126, 33.3%)

Total

(n = 378, 100%)

Type of crash and collision partner

   

Single vehicle

108 (42.9%)

47 (37.3%)

155 (41%)

   Vehicle skidded

57 (52.8%)

13 (27.7%)

70 (45.2%)

   Hit a non-moving object

44 (40.7%)

21 (44.7%)

65 (41.9%)

   Fall from vehicle

3 (2.8%)

12 (25.5%)

15 (9.7%)

   Collision with animal/others

4 (3.7%)

1 (2.1%)

5 (2.6%)

Multiple vehicle crash

144 (57.1%)

79 (62.7%)

223 (59%)

   Bus/heavy vehicle

52 (36.1%)

28 (35.4%)

80 (35.9%)

   Car/Jeep

35 (24.3%)

26 (32.9%)

61 (27.4%)

   Motorised two-wheeled vehicle

32 (22.2%)

14 (17.7%)

46 (20.6%)

   Motorised three-wheeled vehicle

15 (10.4%)

10 (12.7%)

25 (11.2%)

   Pedestrian/Cyclist/Other

10 (6.9%)

1 (1.3%)

11 (4.9%)

Time of crash

   

   00:00 – 05:59

53 (21%)

26 (20.6%)

79 (20.9%)

   06:00 – 11:59

24 (9.5%)

15 (11.9%)

39 (10.3%)

   12:00 – 17:59

66 (26.2%)

42 (33.3%)

108 (28.6%)

   18:00 – 24:00

109 (43.3%)

43 (34.1%)

152 (40.2%)

Alcohol use*

   

   Yes, confirmed in ED

35 (13.9%)

13 (10.3%)

48 (12.7%)

   Suspected in ED

5 (2.0%)

1 (0.8%)

6 (1.6%)

   No, confirmed in ED

23 (9.1%)

11 (8.7%)

34 (9.0%)

   Not checked in ED

189 (75%)

101 (80.2%)

290 (76.7%)

  1. *ED: emergency department