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Xiang, H., Zhu, M., Sinclair, S. A., Stallones, L., Wilkins III, J.R. and Smith, G. A. (2006) "Risk of vehicle–pedestrian and vehicle–bicyclist collisions among children with disabilities"

Xiang, H., Zhu, M., Sinclair, S. A., Stallones, L., Wilkins III, J.R. and Smith, G. A. (2006) "Risk of vehicle–pedestrian and vehicle–bicyclist collisions among children with disabilities", Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 38, Issue 6, November 2006, Pages 1064-1070.  Research paper available for purchase from Science Direct
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Among 5019 persons who completed the survey, there were a total of 687 children between 5–17 years of age, including 299 respondents with and 388 without disabilities. After controlling for potential confounding variables, children with disabilities were more than five times more likely to have been hit by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian or bicyclist than children without disabilities (adjusted OR = 5.53, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.43–21.41). For all children, regardless of their disability status, children who reported having some difficulty with traffic had a significantly higher risk of collisions (adjusted OR = 50.71, 95% CI: 7.35–349.86). The most commonly reported traffic difficulties for all children with and without disabilities were “Too few or missing sidewalks/paths,” “Do not know when it's safe to cross,” and “Insensitive/unaware drivers.”