UDC: 656.13
https://doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2025-5-64


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DETERMINING THE FACTORS OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS

I. E. Ilyina
Penza State Agrarian University, Penza, Russia
e-mail: ilyina.i.e@pgau.ru

K. A. Perekusikhina
State Budgetary Institution of the Penza Region «Safe Region», Penza, Russia
e-mail: k.perekusihina@br.pnzreg.ru

V. I. Rassokha
Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Russia
e-mail: cabin2012@yandex.ru

Abstract. Official sources name four reasons for the high accident rate in motor transport, which summarize a large number of factors that directly affect road safety. When analyzing road accidents involving pedestrians, the following are of primary importance: the presence and location of a pedestrian crossing and traffic management facilities on a specific section of the street and road network; weather and road conditions; time factor. The relevance of the article is determined by the need to solve the problem of improving pedestrian safety through a comprehensive study of the factors accompanying accidents with their participation. The purpose of the study is to group the factors contributing to accidents involving pedestrians and to determine the significance of individual factors for the further development and implementation of measures to reduce accident rates. To achieve this goal, a methodology was used to determine the influence of factors on the risk of an accident involving a collision with a pedestrian. The use of the factor analysis method allows us to determine the significance of each factor from their totality. The initial data are accident rates involving pedestrians on the street and road network from official sources over a long period. The developed methodology differs from the existing ones by a comprehensive consideration of factors determining the risk of accidents, which determines its scientific novelty. The result of the scientific study is the determination of the weight of factors, which characterizes their significance in the analysis of accidents involving pedestrians, ultimately allows analyzing sections of the street and road network and determining the sequence of measures to ensure pedestrian traffic safety. The theoretical significance of the work lies in checking the operability of the proposed methodology for determining the weight of factors, which is also of practical interest in terms of predicting accident rates and developing scientifically based measures to improve road safety. Further research should be aimed at studying the components of each factor that affect pedestrian traffic safety.

Key words: traffic safety, traffic accident, pedestrian impact.

Cite as: Ilyina, I. E., Perekusikhina, K. A., Rassokha, V. I. (2025) [Determining the factors of an accident involving pedestrians]. Intellekt. Innovacii. Investicii [Intellect. Innovations. Investments]. Vol. 5, pp. 64–75. – https://doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2025-5-64.


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