Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302978
• Publication Date: 2016-01-21T21:07:10Z
• Authors: Stephen J. Mooney; Charles J. DiMaggio; Gina S. Lovasi; Kathryn M. Neckerman; Michael D. M. Bader; Julien O. Teitler; Daniel M. Sheehan; Darby W. Jack; Andrew G. Rundle
• Keywords: Schema crosswalk; Injury surveillance

Objectives. To demonstrate an information technology–based approach to assess characteristics of streets and intersections associated with injuries that is less costly time-consuming than location-based studies pedestrian injury. Methods. We used imagery captured by Google Street View from 2007 2011 9 532 within New York City. controlled for estimated count the relation between intersections’ frequency injurious collisions. Results. The at was presence marked crosswalks (80% increase; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2%, 218%), signals (156% CI 69%, 259%), nearby billboards (42% 7%, 90%), bus stops (120% 51%, 220%). Injury incidence per lower higher volumes. Conclusions. Consistent in-person study observations, information-technology found traffic islands, visual advertising, stops, crosswalk infrastructures be elevated counts injury in Virtual site visits control are a viable informative methodology.