Enhancing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test to detect cannabis impairment: An observational study
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support supplementing the SFST with the Finger-to-Nose test and observations of HMJ to assist in the detection of drivers who are adversely affected by the use of cannabis. The observational study design and the use of assessors who were not blinded as to the use of cannabis by participants limits the strength of the evidence. Further research, including randomized trials and field studies of drivers, is required to confirm and validate this enhanced version of the SFST.PMID:37815794 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262658 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Douglas J Beirness D'Arcy Smith Jeff R Brubacher Source Type: research

Driving errors as a function of listening to music and FM radio: A simulator study
CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the significance of reducing distractions while driving to improve road safety. The findings add to our understanding of the particular distractions that carry higher risks and underscore the necessity for focused interventions to reduce driver errors, especially related to FM radio conversations. Future research can delve into additional factors that contribute to driving errors and develop effective strategies to promote safer driving practices.PMID:37815797 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2263119 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: A Nageswara Rao R Jeyapaul Sajad Ahmad Najar B Chaitanya Source Type: research

Potential risk of driving performance under combined conditions of taking second-generation antihistamines and attending calls using a hands-free function
CONCLUSIONS: The new system with added calling tasks allowed the extraction of the potential risks of driving performance of second-generation antihistamines that may have been previously overlooked. This study suggests that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals may need to instruct people taking any second-generation antihistamine to focus on driving and not on subtasks that require cognitive load such as talking while driving.PMID:37815801 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2265002 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Atsunobu Sagara Akihito Nagahama Hayato Aki Hiroki Yoshimura Makoto Hiraide Takatsune Shimizu Motohiko Sano Tetsuro Yumoto Tomoo Hosoe Kenji Tanaka Source Type: research

The short-term impact of a referendum on motor vehicle collisions casualties
CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence that negative emotions and anxiety, due to uncertainty, could promote dangerous driving behavior. Preventive and traffic control measures may need to be considered by policy makers during periods of uncertainty.PMID:37815789 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262660 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Andreas Psarras Theodore Panagiotidis Andreas Andronikidis Source Type: research

Enhancing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test to detect cannabis impairment: An observational study
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support supplementing the SFST with the Finger-to-Nose test and observations of HMJ to assist in the detection of drivers who are adversely affected by the use of cannabis. The observational study design and the use of assessors who were not blinded as to the use of cannabis by participants limits the strength of the evidence. Further research, including randomized trials and field studies of drivers, is required to confirm and validate this enhanced version of the SFST.PMID:37815794 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262658 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Douglas J Beirness D'Arcy Smith Jeff R Brubacher Source Type: research

Driving errors as a function of listening to music and FM radio: A simulator study
CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the significance of reducing distractions while driving to improve road safety. The findings add to our understanding of the particular distractions that carry higher risks and underscore the necessity for focused interventions to reduce driver errors, especially related to FM radio conversations. Future research can delve into additional factors that contribute to driving errors and develop effective strategies to promote safer driving practices.PMID:37815797 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2263119 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: A Nageswara Rao R Jeyapaul Sajad Ahmad Najar B Chaitanya Source Type: research

Potential risk of driving performance under combined conditions of taking second-generation antihistamines and attending calls using a hands-free function
CONCLUSIONS: The new system with added calling tasks allowed the extraction of the potential risks of driving performance of second-generation antihistamines that may have been previously overlooked. This study suggests that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals may need to instruct people taking any second-generation antihistamine to focus on driving and not on subtasks that require cognitive load such as talking while driving.PMID:37815801 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2265002 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Atsunobu Sagara Akihito Nagahama Hayato Aki Hiroki Yoshimura Makoto Hiraide Takatsune Shimizu Motohiko Sano Tetsuro Yumoto Tomoo Hosoe Kenji Tanaka Source Type: research

The short-term impact of a referendum on motor vehicle collisions casualties
CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence that negative emotions and anxiety, due to uncertainty, could promote dangerous driving behavior. Preventive and traffic control measures may need to be considered by policy makers during periods of uncertainty.PMID:37815789 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262660 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Andreas Psarras Theodore Panagiotidis Andreas Andronikidis Source Type: research

Enhancing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test to detect cannabis impairment: An observational study
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support supplementing the SFST with the Finger-to-Nose test and observations of HMJ to assist in the detection of drivers who are adversely affected by the use of cannabis. The observational study design and the use of assessors who were not blinded as to the use of cannabis by participants limits the strength of the evidence. Further research, including randomized trials and field studies of drivers, is required to confirm and validate this enhanced version of the SFST.PMID:37815794 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262658 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Douglas J Beirness D'Arcy Smith Jeff R Brubacher Source Type: research

Driving errors as a function of listening to music and FM radio: A simulator study
CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the significance of reducing distractions while driving to improve road safety. The findings add to our understanding of the particular distractions that carry higher risks and underscore the necessity for focused interventions to reduce driver errors, especially related to FM radio conversations. Future research can delve into additional factors that contribute to driving errors and develop effective strategies to promote safer driving practices.PMID:37815797 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2263119 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: A Nageswara Rao R Jeyapaul Sajad Ahmad Najar B Chaitanya Source Type: research

Potential risk of driving performance under combined conditions of taking second-generation antihistamines and attending calls using a hands-free function
CONCLUSIONS: The new system with added calling tasks allowed the extraction of the potential risks of driving performance of second-generation antihistamines that may have been previously overlooked. This study suggests that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals may need to instruct people taking any second-generation antihistamine to focus on driving and not on subtasks that require cognitive load such as talking while driving.PMID:37815801 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2265002 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Atsunobu Sagara Akihito Nagahama Hayato Aki Hiroki Yoshimura Makoto Hiraide Takatsune Shimizu Motohiko Sano Tetsuro Yumoto Tomoo Hosoe Kenji Tanaka Source Type: research

The short-term impact of a referendum on motor vehicle collisions casualties
CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence that negative emotions and anxiety, due to uncertainty, could promote dangerous driving behavior. Preventive and traffic control measures may need to be considered by policy makers during periods of uncertainty.PMID:37815789 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262660 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Andreas Psarras Theodore Panagiotidis Andreas Andronikidis Source Type: research

Enhancing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test to detect cannabis impairment: An observational study
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support supplementing the SFST with the Finger-to-Nose test and observations of HMJ to assist in the detection of drivers who are adversely affected by the use of cannabis. The observational study design and the use of assessors who were not blinded as to the use of cannabis by participants limits the strength of the evidence. Further research, including randomized trials and field studies of drivers, is required to confirm and validate this enhanced version of the SFST.PMID:37815794 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2262658 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Douglas J Beirness D'Arcy Smith Jeff R Brubacher Source Type: research

Driving errors as a function of listening to music and FM radio: A simulator study
CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the significance of reducing distractions while driving to improve road safety. The findings add to our understanding of the particular distractions that carry higher risks and underscore the necessity for focused interventions to reduce driver errors, especially related to FM radio conversations. Future research can delve into additional factors that contribute to driving errors and develop effective strategies to promote safer driving practices.PMID:37815797 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2263119 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: A Nageswara Rao R Jeyapaul Sajad Ahmad Najar B Chaitanya Source Type: research

Potential risk of driving performance under combined conditions of taking second-generation antihistamines and attending calls using a hands-free function
CONCLUSIONS: The new system with added calling tasks allowed the extraction of the potential risks of driving performance of second-generation antihistamines that may have been previously overlooked. This study suggests that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals may need to instruct people taking any second-generation antihistamine to focus on driving and not on subtasks that require cognitive load such as talking while driving.PMID:37815801 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2023.2265002 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - October 10, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Atsunobu Sagara Akihito Nagahama Hayato Aki Hiroki Yoshimura Makoto Hiraide Takatsune Shimizu Motohiko Sano Tetsuro Yumoto Tomoo Hosoe Kenji Tanaka Source Type: research