Journal article
Does past offending behaviors catch up with you? A study examining the relationship between traffic offending history and fatal crash involvement
Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.23(7), pp.385-389
2022
PMID: 35878005
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the current study was to compare the traffic histories of drivers fatally injured in a road traffic crash, to alive drivers of the same age and gender in order to determine if key markers of increased fatality-risk could be identified.
Methods: The case sample comprised 1,139 (82% male) deceased drivers, while the control sample consisted of 1,139 registered Queensland drivers (who were individually matched to the case sample on age and gender).
Results: Using a logistic regression model, and adjusting for age and gender, it was found that a greater number of offenses predicted greater odds of fatal crash involvement, with each increase in offense frequency category increasing ones’ odds by 1.98 (95% CI: 1.8, 2.18). When each offense type was considered individually, dangerous driving offenses were most influential, predicting a 3.44 (95% CI: 2, 5.93) increased odds of being in the case group, followed by the following offense types: learner/provisional (2.88, 95% CI: 1.75, 4.74), drink and drug driving (2.82, 95% CI: 1.97, 4.04), not wearing a seatbelt/helmet (2.63, 95% CI: 1.53, 4.51), licensing offenses (1.87, 95% CI: 1.41, 2.49), and speeding (1.48, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.66). In contrast, mobile phone and road rules offenses were not identified as significant predictors.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that engagement in a range of aberrant driving behaviors may result in an increased odds of future fatal crash involvement, which has multiple implications for the sanctioning and management of apprehended offenders.
Details
- Title
- Does past offending behaviors catch up with you? A study examining the relationship between traffic offending history and fatal crash involvement
- Authors
- Benjamin Davey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationLaura Mills (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationJames Freeman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationAlexander Parkes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationJeremy Davey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research Collaboration
- Publication details
- Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.23(7), pp.385-389
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1080/15389588.2022.2099846
- ISSN
- 1538-957X
- PMID
- 35878005
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Road Safety Research Collaboration; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99659498102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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