@article{ref1,
title="Influence of driver nationality on the risk of causing vehicle collisions in Spain",
journal="Journal of epidemiology and community health",
year="2002",
author="Lardelli Claret, P. and Luna del Castillo, J. D. and Jiménez Moleón, J. J. and Bueno Cavanillas, A. and García Martín, M. and Gálvez Vargas, R.",
volume="56",
number="5",
pages="394-398",
abstract="STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between driver nationality and the risk of causing a collision between vehicles in motion. DESIGN: Retrospective, matched by collision, case-control study. SETTING: Collisions that occurred in Spain during the period from 1990 to 1999 were studied. PARTICIPANTS: Responsible (case) and non-responsible (control) drivers identified in the databases of the Dirección General de Tráfico (General Traffic Directorate) who were involved in a collisions between two or more four wheeled vehicles in motion, in which only one of the drivers had committed a traffic violation. MAIN RESULTS: Crude odds ratios (ORs) for the effect of driver nationality on the risk of causing a collision were significantly higher for foreign drivers than for Spanish drivers, and ranged from a minimum of 1.19 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.29) for Portuguese drivers to a maximum of 2.06 (1.88 to 2.27) for British drivers. Corresponding adjusted ORs were slightly lower, but were still significantly higher than 1 for all nationalities except Italian, Belgian, and American (USA). Adjusted ORs were usually higher for collisions that occurred in urban areas than on open roads. CONCLUSIONS: Authorities responsible for traffic safety, and drivers in general, should consider foreign drivers in Spain at particularly high risk for causing collisions, especially in urban areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0143-005X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}