Community-level infrastructure risk factors for motor vehicle injuries of car occupants and pedestrians: results from the PURE study
Active transport, such as walking and bicycling, are being promoted as leading to healthy lifestyle habits and reduced pollution. These require improved walkability for pedestrians, but also separation from motorized vehicles, which leads to recommending that low-and middle-income countries devote more funds for roadway quality and streetlight infrastructure. Policies to reduce motor vehicle injuries should be supported at the national level, but should be specific at the community level, since they must be focused on the specific local infrastructure. Countermeasures for reducing road transport injuries for pedestrians have different risk factors than for reducing injuries for car occupants.
Authors
- Katarzyna Połtyn–Zaradna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5094-219X)
- Ahmad Bahonar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8561-900X)
- Mukhtar Kulimbet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-700X)
- Maria Luz Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6327-5317)
- Burcu Çalık Tümerdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-9394)
- Romaina Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-4366)
- Rita Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-9571)
- Salim Yusuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-5601)
- Shrikant I. Bangdiwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-0689)
- Juan Guillermo Zapata Jaramillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-3204)
- Scott Alexander Lear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7614-755X)
- Hassan R. Mir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-8123)
- Khalid F. AlHabib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6692-3874)
- Sumathy Rangarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-5986)
- Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3705-8879)
- Álvaro Avezum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-6890)
- Pamela Serón S (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-8988)
- Jephat Chifamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-1182)
- Rosnah Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-3822)
- Rasha Khatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8046-9559)
- Cristian Ricci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-8682)
- Ravi Prasad Varma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-9622)
- Yingxuan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8697-1948)
- Bo Hu
- Minghai Yan
- Annika Rosengren
- Indu Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0694-4406)
- P.V.M. Lakhsmi
- Karen Yeats
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Aurora Health Care (US)
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Universidad de La Frontera (CL)
- University of Medical Sciences and Technology (SD)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Mahatma Gandhi University (IN)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Kazakh National Medical University (KZ)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Queen's University (CA)
- North-West University (ZA)
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Cardiovascular Institute Hospital (JP)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Cardiovascular Research Center (BR)
- Institute of Population and Public Health (CA)
- Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica (AR)
- Institute of Population, Health and Development (VN)
- Universidad de Santander (PA)
- Universidad De Santander (CO)
- Fu Wai Hospital (CN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Marmara University (TR)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
- Birzeit University (PS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2025.2578794
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00