
TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Influence of driver nationality on the risk of causing vehicle collisions in Spain
JO  - Journal of epidemiology and community health
A1  - Lardelli Claret, P.
A1  - Luna del Castillo, J. D.
A1  - Jiménez Moleón, J. J.
A1  - Bueno Cavanillas, A.
A1  - García Martín, M.
A1  - Gálvez Vargas, R.
SP  - 394
EP  - 398
VL  - 56
IS  - 5
N2  - 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 DirecciÃ³n General de TrÃ¡fico (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-005X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -