Self-experiences of mobility and injury events in the traffic environment among physical impaired and disabled people as unprotected pedestrians and wheelchair riders in Sweden: a follow-up study

A follow-up study was conducted with 20 patients after the rehabilitation process at six Health Centres at the University Hospital in Ume?, Sweden. The study was conducted at the Accident Analysis Group, University Hospital in Ume?. None of the patients with physical impairments had self-experiences of injury events in the traffic environment. Sixty percent of the respondents reported feeling safe in the traffic environments. Eighty percent of the respondents were satisfied with the degree of safety and the advantage of roundabouts in traffic environments. The respondents who had personal assistance reported travel anxiety and fear. With respect to dealing with personal assistance and help, risk-taking behaviour and poor knowledge of patients with physical impairment, as a vulnerable road-user group, were important risk factors.