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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Risky driving is an important cause of motor vehicle injury, but there is a lack of good epidemiological data in this field, particularly data comparing risky driving in younger drivers to those of other age groups. We examined the relationship between risky driving habits, prior traffic convictions and motor vehicle injury using cross-sectional data amongst 21,893 individuals in New Zealand, including 8029 who were aged 16-24 years. Those who reported frequently racing a motor vehicle for excitement or driving at 20 km/h or more over the speed limit, and those who had received traffic convictions over the past 12 months, were between two and four times more likely to have been injured while driving over the same time period. Driving unlicensed was a risk factor for older but not younger drivers, and driving at 20 km/h or more above the speed limits was a stronger risk factor for younger (<25 years) than older drivers. These results confirm the need for interventions targeting risky driving and suggest that different strategies may be required for different high-risk groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0001-4575
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
619-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Accidents, Traffic, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Automobile Driving, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Causality, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Crime, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Licensure, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-New Zealand, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Risk-Taking, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Seat Belts, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15949452-Wounds and Injuries
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Risky driving habits and motor vehicle driver injury.
pubmed:affiliation
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. sblows@thegeorgeinstitute.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't