Abstract
Pedestrian accidents are a substantial road safety problem in Victoria, comprising 20 per cent of fatalities and 13 per cent of hospital admissions in 1987. This study used a case-control method to investigate the role of alcohol consumed by the pedestrian, and age in predisposing serious injury accidents. Details of characteristics of intoxicated (greater than 0.15 BAC level), elderly (60 plus years) and child (0-14 years) pedestrians and accidents involving these groups have been presented. Examples of countermeasures to pedestrian accidents involving these groups have been described.