The impact of a new casino on the motor vehicle crash patterns in suburban Maryland.

CONCLUSIONS: In this single-site study the opening of a casino was associated with an increase in crashes nearby. The generalizability of this finding should be confirmed with analysis of MVC data near other gambling venues.
PMID: 32408144 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - May 10, 2020 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Kufera JA, Al-Hadidi A, Knopp DG, Dezman ZDW, Kerns TJ, Okedele OE, Rosenthal GL, Tracy JK Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research