@article{ref1,
title="Factors contributing to driver choice after hitting a pedestrian in Japan",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2014",
author="Fujita, Goro and Okamura, Kazuko and Kihira, Makoto and Kosuge, Ritsu",
volume="72C",
number="",
pages="277-286",
abstract="In Japan, where pedestrian deaths account for a third of road traffic fatalities, 7.4% of victims die from hit-and-run accidents. To identify determinants for drivers considering leaving an accident scene after hitting a pedestrian, environment-related, driver-related, and pedestrian-related factors were examined using Japanese national police data. <br><br>RESULTS generally confirmed the conceptual framework of previous studies, which examined hit-and-run behavior based on a classic economic cost-benefit approach. However, results suggest that effects of road-related factors and harsher legal punishments have limited influence for reducing hit-and-run likelihood after a driver hits a pedestrian. Measures to prevent hit-and-run accidents are presented herein.<p/> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.002"
}