Citation

Zulley J, Cr T, Hell W, Langwieder K. Wien. Med. Wochenschr. 1995; 145(17-18): 473.

Vernacular Title

Einschlafen am Steuer: Hauptursache schwerer Verkehrsunfalle.

Affiliation

Bezirkskrankenhaus Regensburg, M

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8588372

Abstract

All fatal traffic accidents on highways in Bavaria in 1991 have been analyzed. The most frequent single cause for the 204 accidents was falling asleep (24%). A time of day analysis revealed that the highest accidents frequencies could be observed at 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. In addition an age effect could be observed. The majority of the day accidents were caused by older drivers, while most of the night accidents were caused by younger ones.

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