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Table 2 PMVC Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR) and 95% Confidence Intervals for Intervention and Comparator Streets, Stratified by Collision Characteristics

From: Effect of reducing the posted speed limit to 30 km per hour on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions in Toronto, Canada - a quasi experimental, pre-post study

Characteristics

Intervention Streets

(n = 382 PMVC)

Comparator Streets

(n = 292 PMVC)

Total n (%)

IRRa (95% CI)

Total n (%)

IRRa (95% CI)

Ages

 Child (0 to 15)

50 (13.1%)

0.72 (0.41–1.29)

43 (14.7%)

0.79 (0.40–1.57)

 Adult (16 to 59)

235 (61.5%)

0.71 (0.55–0.92)

187 (64.0%)

0.99 (0.71–1.38)

 Older Adult (Over 60)

89 (23.3%)

0.79 (0.51–1.23)

60 (20.5%)

0.87 (0.51–1.49)

 Unknown

8 (2.1%)

2 (0.68%)

Injury Severity

 None

18 (4.7%)

0.51 (0.18–1.45)

10 (3.4%)

0.25 (0.05–1.32)

 Minimal and Minor

330 (86.4%)

0.78 (0.62–0.98)

238 (81.5%)

1.03 (0.75–1.42)

 Major and Fatal

34 (8.9%)

0.33 (0.13–0.85)

44 (15.1%)

0.69 (0.37–1.31)

Location

 Intersection

310 (81.2%)

0.62 (0.48–0.79)

255 (87.3%)

0.92 (0.68–1.24)

 Midblock

64 (16.7%)

1.01 (0.64–1.60)

31 (10.6%)

0.72 (0.33–1.59)

 Other

8 (2.1%)

6 (2.1%)

Traffic Controls

 No Control

171 (44.8%)

0.63 (0.45–0.87)

73 (25.0%)

0.87 (0.49–1.54)

 Any Traffic Controls

210 (55.0%)

0.78 (0.60–1.03)

219 (75.0%)

0.95 (0.67–1.33)

 Unknown

1 (0.2%)

  

Visibility

 Clear

319 (83.5%)

0.69 (0.54–0.87)

257 (88.0%)

0.98 (0.71–1.34)

 Rain, Snow or Other

63 (16.5%)

0.88 (0.54–1.41)

35 (12.0%)

0.66 (0.33–1.36)

Lighting

 Daylight

258 (67.5%)

0.69 (0.53–0.90)

181 (62.0%)

0.83 (0.57–1.21)

 Dawn, Dusk & Dark

124 (32.5%)

0.77 (0.53–1.12)

111 (38.0%)

1.13 (0.74–1.72)

Road Surface

 Dry

286 (74.9%)

0.73 (0.56–0.94)

233 (80.0%)

1.01 (0.72–1.40)

 Other

96 (25.1%)

0.68 (0.46–1.00)

59 (20.0%)

0.68 (0.40–1.16)

  1. aadjusted for season
  2. IRR and 95% CI significant at 0.05 are bolded