Factors affecting injury severity of single-vehicle rollover crashes in the United States

Khan, Ihsan Ullah; Vachal, Kimberly

doi:10.1080/15389588.2019.1696962

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“… 16 Airbags have played an important role in protecting drivers and occupants and can improve vehicles’ crash worthiness. 8 , 17 Due to the special topography in WV, more fatal rollover crashes occurred in rural areas compared to urban areas; rurality was identified as a risk factor for fatal rollover crashes in other studies as well. 8 , 16 , 17 , 20 Also, longer emergency medical services (EMS) response time and limited EMS locations in rural areas may explain the high likelihood of deaths following a motor vehicle crash.…”

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confidence: 94%

“… 8 , 17 Due to the special topography in WV, more fatal rollover crashes occurred in rural areas compared to urban areas; rurality was identified as a risk factor for fatal rollover crashes in other studies as well. 8 , 16 , 17 , 20 Also, longer emergency medical services (EMS) response time and limited EMS locations in rural areas may explain the high likelihood of deaths following a motor vehicle crash. 21 , 22 Although night-time was not statistically significant in this study, the rollover fatalities tend to occur more often at night time due to potential fatigue-driving and less traffic volume at night time.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…The findings in this study were partially consistent with results from other studies; other studies have also found that alcohol consumption, driving speed, operating a truck/utility vehicle, and lacking airbags are risk factors for rollover crashes. 7 , 8 , 16 , 17 Alcohol is known to impair drivers’ cognition and driving performance making them more prone to collision. Higher speeds and vehicles with high centers of gravity, such as trucks and utility vehicles, may also make vehicles more prone to tip.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… 21 , 22 Although night-time was not statistically significant in this study, the rollover fatalities tend to occur more often at night time due to potential fatigue-driving and less traffic volume at night time. 17 Additionally, the poor lighting conditions at night may affect driver’s vision that result in severe rollover crashes, especially in rural areas without roadside lights. There was a contradiction to the association between the day of week and fatal rollover crashes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Independent variables known to be associated with rollover motor vehicle crashes were chosen based on previous studies and availability in the FARS dataset. 8 , 16 , 17 In this study, all independent variables were categorized as driver, environmental, and/or vehicle characteristics. The classification and coding in FARS of each variable used in the analyses are in Table 1 .…”

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Risk Factors Associated with Passenger Vehicle Fatal Rollover Crashes in West Virginia, 2001-2018

Tang,

Rudisill,

Bhandari

2021

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Background Rollover crashes cause more injuries and fatalities than other types of motor vehicle crashes. West Virginia (WV) has high rates of drug overdose deaths and motor vehicle crash fatality. However, no studies have investigated risk factors associated with fatal rollover crashes in WV. Purpose The objective of this study is to evaluate whether drug use and other risk factors are associated with fatal rollover crash fatalities in WV. Methods This cross-sectional study utilized the Fatality Analysis Reporting System dataset from passenger vehicle crashes involving WV drivers ≥ 16 years of age with known drug test results who died within 2 hours after collision from 2001 to 2018. Risk factors associated with fatal rollover crashes were compared to non-rollover crashes using multivariable logistic regression. Results During the study period, 880 WV drivers died in rollover crashes. Driving ≥ 60 mph [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 4.1; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.4–6.8], alcohol use (aOR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.1–2.1), rural areas (aOR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.0–1.9), and the lack of airbag deployment (aOR: 2.7; 95% CI: 2.1–3.5) were associated with fatal rollover crashes in WV. However, drug use was not associated with fatal rollover crashes in the final multivariable logistic regression model (aOR:1.13; 95% CI: 0.9–1.5). Implications Findings of risk factors associated with rollover crash fatalities in WV can inform several public health interventions. Rapid and sensitive assessment tools and standardized toxicology testing are helpful to provide more comprehensive drug-impaired driving datasets for future analysis.

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