Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash for Older Adults after Receiving a Traffic Charge: A Case-Crossover Study.

CONCLUSIONS: A traffic-related charge for an adult over the age of 50 indicates an increased risk of experiencing a crash in the 30 days following the charge. The risk for crashes occurring in adverse conditions or outside of daylight hours was also increased in the 30 days after receiving a traffic-related charge. The risk of experiencing a crash decreases with the more time that passes after receiving a charge. Measures to restrict or increase the safety of driving during these conditions could help reduce the crash risk for older adults who receive a traffic-related charge. PMID: 29557681 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research