Vehicle Age and Driver Assistance Technologies in Fatal Crashes Involving Teen and Middle-Aged Drivers
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8942
Abstract: Key Points Question Are teens likely to operate older vehicles or vehicles with fewer driver assistance technologies, and are these factors associated with driver death in fatal crashes? Findings This cohort study of 81 145 drivers… read more here.
Keywords: assistance technologies; middle aged; fatal crashes; driver assistance ... See more keywords
DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING AND TRAFFIC COLLISIONS: STUDY ON A CROSS SECTION OF THE ITALIAN POPULATION.
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DOI: 10.1002/dta.3366
Abstract: The present study focuses on the association between road accidents and the presence of drugs of abuse markers in the biological fluids of the drivers. Biological fluids collected from 1,236 drivers involved in road accidents… read more here.
Keywords: non fatal; road; fatal crashes; cocaine ... See more keywords
Fatal crashes involving large numbers of vehicles and weather.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2017.08.001
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Adverse weather has been recognized as a significant threat to traffic safety. However, relationships between fatal crashes involving large numbers of vehicles and weather are rarely studied according to the low occurrence of crashes… read more here.
Keywords: involving large; vehicles weather; crashes involving; fatal crashes ... See more keywords
Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on rates of fatal crashes in the USA
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DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-045159
Abstract: Background State opioid prescribing cap laws, mandatory prescription drug monitoring programme query or enrolment laws and pill mill laws have been implemented across US states to curb high-risk opioid prescribing. Previous studies have measured the… read more here.
Keywords: prescribing laws; state opioid; fatal crashes; opioid prescribing ... See more keywords
News Coverage of Older Drivers’ Fatal Car Crashes: Is It Over-represented?
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DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20240299
Abstract: Background Japan’s stringent licensing policies for older drivers have not been questioned, possibly due to negative perceptions of older drivers potentially influenced by media coverage of their car crashes. We examined whether older drivers’ fatal… read more here.
Keywords: crashes represented; older drivers; news; coverage ... See more keywords
Investigation of the Relationship between Rainfall and Fatal Crashes in Texas, 1994–2018
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DOI: 10.3390/su12197976
Abstract: Understanding how crash factors are impacted by rain is critical to road safety planning and management. This study assesses the impact of rain on traffic safety by conducting an analysis of the fatal crashes related… read more here.
Keywords: rain; fatal crashes; crash; 1994 2018 ... See more keywords