| Prevalence of motor vehicle crashes involving drowsy drivers, United States, 1999-2008. | |
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PMID: 22269499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The proportion of motor vehicle crashes that involve a drowsy driver likely is greater than existing crash databases reflect, due to the possibility that some drivers whose pre-crash state of attention was unknown may have been drowsy. This study estimated the proportion of crashes that involved a drowsy driver in a representative sample of 47,597 crashes in the United States from 1999 through 2008 that involved a passenger vehicle that was towed from the scene. Multiple imputation was used to address missing data on driver drowsiness. In the original (non-imputed) data, 3.9% of all crashes, 7.7% of non-fatal crashes that resulted in hospital admission, and 3.6% of fatal crashes involved a driver coded as drowsy; however, the drowsiness status of 45% of drivers was unknown. In the imputed data, an estimated 7.0% of all crashes (95% confidence interval: 4.6%, 9.3%), 13.1% of non-fatal crashes that resulted in hospital admission (95% confidence interval: 8.8%, 17.3%), and 16.5% of fatal crashes (95% confidence interval: 12.5%, 20.6%) involved a drowsy driver. Results suggest that the prevalence of fatal crashes that involve a drowsy driver is over 350% greater than has been reported previously. |
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Authors:
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Brian Christopher Tefft |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Accident; analysis and prevention Volume: 45 ISSN: 1879-2057 ISO Abbreviation: Accid Anal Prev Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-01-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254476 Medline TA: Accid Anal Prev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 180-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 607 14th Street NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20005, United States. |
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