Horse and Buggy Crash Study III: Low Illumination and the Sun's Glare in Crashes between Motor Vehicles and Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggies

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Anderson, Cory. 2014.

2(1):116-24.

Analyzes time-of-day risk patterns by comparing 733 Amish/Mennonite buggy crashes from 1998-2006 in Pennsylvania (denominator) to new buggy traffic count data (n=144) collected over two cross-seasonal 12-hour observation periods (numerator)
Times of day with transitional illumination (dawn/dusk) pose the greatest crash risk for Amish horse-drawn buggies, likely due to glare and low visibility.
Low early evening dip in risk unexplained, though possibly due to low buggy traffic during traditional supper times
Informs potential interventions that accommodate mixed-speed traffic such as variable speed limits and wide road shoulders

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