Risk factors for being the at-fault driver: A case–control study. (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fararouei, Mohammad; Sedaghat, Zahra; Sadat, Seyed Javad; Shahraki, Gholamhossein
• Is Part Of: Traffic injury prevention. Volume 18:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 262
• Page End: 266
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Road traffic accident -- at-fault driver -- vehicle maneuver; Traffic safety -- Periodicals; Traffic accidents -- Periodicals; Wounds and injuries -- Prevention -- Periodicals; 363.125
• DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1244604
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-9588

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Objective : It is estimated that road traffic accidents are globally responsible for approximately 1.2 million deaths and 20 to 50 million injuries. About 70% of traffic incidences (TIs) occur in developing countries and among countries with high TI rates; Iran is the first. The aim of this study was to measure the association between being responsible for a traffic accident and some vehicle, human; and environmental related factors in Yasuj, a city with a high incidence of road traffic injuries and deaths in Iran. Methods : This is a time-, date-, and place-matched case–control study conducted in 2015 using all traffic accidents registered and investigated by police during 2012. In total, 194 drivers were considered the at-fault driver in a traffic accident and the 194 drivers in the same collisions were included in the analysis. Results : Based on the results from multivariate conditional logistic regression, significant associations between vehicle maneuver (ORTurn to right or left/Moving forward = 11.10, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.77–69.58, P = .01) and age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.11, 95% CI, 1.004–1.22, P = .04) and the chance of being an at-fault driver were found. Conclusion : Driver behavior–related interventions including training and law enforcement seem to be more effective in reducing road traffic accidents in Iran.