Prevalence of alcohol-impaired drivers based on random breath tests in a roadside survey in Catalonia (Spain)
Published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Impulsivity-like traits and risky driving behaviors among college students
Published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Abstract The present study examined the predictive effects of five impulsivity-like traits (Premeditation, Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, Negative Urgency, and Positive Urgency) on driving outcomes (driving errors, driving lapses, driving violations, cell phone driving, traffic citations, and traffic collisions). With a convenience sample of 266 ...
Keeping baby safe: A randomized trial of a parent training program for infant and toddler motor vehicle injury preventio...
Published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Abstract Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for much death and disability among infants and toddlers. This study evaluated Keeping Baby Safe In and Around the Car, a multimedia DVD designed to improve knowledge about car seat installation among parents of infants and toddlers. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 195 parents of chi...
An integrated quality function deployment and capital budgeting methodology for occupational safety and health as a syst...
Published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
Abstract In this paper, an integrated methodology for Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and a 0–1 knapsack model is proposed for occupational safety and health as a systems thinking approach. The House of Quality (HoQ) in QFD methodology is a systematic tool to consider the inter-relationships between two factors. In this paper, three HoQs are used...
Self-regulatory driving practices among older adults: Health, age and sex effects
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to better understand how older adults self-regulate driving, and to identify differences by age, sex, and health-related functioning. Michigan drivers over age 64 were surveyed by telephone ( n = 961, age [ μ = 74.2, σ = 5.8], 56% female) about their driving-related behaviors, physical functioning, and health....
Caution: A comment on Alena Erke's red light for red-light cameras? A meta-analysis of the effects of red-light cameras ...
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Abstract In Red Light for Red-Light Cameras?, Alena Erke concludes that “… on the whole, redlight cameras do not seem to be a successful safety measure.” Although Erke's survey of the literature appears to have been comprehensive, her review of the studies was not critical. She appears to have accepted the authors’ descriptions of their analyses ra...
Collision prediction models using multivariate Poisson-lognormal regression
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Abstract This paper advocates the use of multivariate Poisson-lognormal (MVPLN) regression to develop models for collision count data. The MVPLN approach presents an opportunity to incorporate the correlations across collision severity levels and their influence on safety analyses. The paper introduces a new multivariate hazardous location identifi...
Factors influencing worker use of personal protective eyewear
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Abstract Objective To identify and describe the array of factors that influence a workers’ decision to wear personal protective eyewear (PPE) and the barriers that exist in preventing their use. Design, setting and participants A series of focus groups enrolled workers and supervisors primarily from manufacturing, construction, or service/retail in...
Drivers’ and cyclists’ experiences of sharing the road: Incidents, attitudes and perceptions of visibility
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Abstract This study explored the beliefs and attitudes of cyclists and drivers regarding cyclist visibility, use of visibility aids and crashes involving cyclists and motorists. Data are presented for 1460 participants (622 drivers and 838 cyclists) and demonstrate that there are high rates of cyclist–vehicle crashes, many of which were reported to...
Impact of traffic congestion on road accidents: A spatial analysis of the M25 motorway in England
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Abstract Traffic congestion and road accidents are two external costs of transport and the reduction of their impacts is often one of the primary objectives for transport policy makers. The relationship between traffic congestion and road accidents however is not apparent and less studied. It is speculated that there may be an inverse relationship ...
