Table 1 Distribution of the traffic injury victims according to the type of vehicle used for transport comparing the elderly victims with other age groups
From: A decade of road traffic fatalities among the elderly in north-West Iran
Type of vehicle used | Elderly fatalities | Other age fatalities | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
No vehicle used(Pedestrian) | 823 (60.7%) | 1471 (18.3%) | 2294 (24.4%) |
Car | 306 (22.6%) | 3453 (4%) | 3759 (40%) |
Bus or minibus | 31 (2.3%) | 196 (2.4%) | 227 (2.4%) |
Pickup truck | 54 (4%) | 640 (8%) | 694 (7.4%) |
Other trucks and trailers | 5 (0.37%) | 276 (3.4%) | 281 (3%) |
Motorcycles | 85 (6.3%) | 1751 (21.8%) | 1836 (19.5%) |
Bikes | 30 (2.2%) | 74 (0.9%) | 104 (1.1%) |
Other vehicles | 14 (1%) | 100 (1.3%) | 114 (1.2%) |
Unknown or missing | 9 (0.7%) | 78 (1%) | 87 (0.9%) |
Total | 1357 (100%) | 8039 (100%) | 9396 |