The influence of licence status on Kansas child fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes

Kallail, K. James; Johnston, Sarah; Melhorn, Katherine J.; Boyce, Mary C.; Golbeck, Amanda L.; Frisch, Larry

doi:10.1080/17457300801995966

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“…At the area level, accumulated evidence supports an association between economic deprivation and low population density and severe RTIs after taking account for the adult or total population of motor vehicle drivers [5,6]. The positive association of young unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes in less densely populated areas was demonstrated by a number of studies [7,8]. …”

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Disparity in motorcycle helmet use in Thailand

Suriyawongpaisa

Thakkinstian

Rangpueng

et al. 2013

Int J Equity Health

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The dispersion of motorcycle related injuries and deaths might be a result of disparity in motorcycle helmet use. This study uses national roadside survey data, injury sentinel surveillance data and other national data sets in 2010 of Thailand, a country with high mortality related to motorcycle injuries, to explore the disparity in helmet use, explanatory factors of the disparity. It also assessed potential agreement and correlation between helmet use rate reported by the roadside survey and the injury sentinel surveillance. This report revealed helmet use rate of 43.7%(95% CI:43.6,43.9) nationwide with the highest rate (81.8%; 95% CI: 44.0,46.4) in Bangkok. Helmet use rate in drivers (53.3%; 95% CI: 53.2,53.8) was 2.5 times higher than that in passengers (19.3%; 95% CI:18.9,19.7). In relative terms (highest-to-lowest ratio,HLR), geographical disparity in helmet use was found to be higher in passengers (HLR=28.5). Law enforcement activities as indicated by the conviction rate of motorcyclists were significantly associated with the helmet use rate (spline regression coefficient = 3.90, 95% CI: 0.48,7.33). Together with the finding of HLR for conviction rate of 87.24, it is suggested that more equitable improvement in helmet use could be achieved by more equitable distribution of the police force. Finally, we found poor correlation (r=0.01; p value = 0.76) and no agreement (difference = 34.29%; 95% CI:13.48%, 55.09%) between roadside survey and injury sentinel surveillance in estimating helmet use rate. These findings should be considered a warning for employing injury surveillance to monitor policy implementation of helmet use.

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Disparity in motorcycle helmet use in Thailand

Suriyawongpaisa

Thakkinstian

Rangpueng

et al. 2013

Int J Equity Health

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“…Second, the study conducted by Kallail et al 25 reported that the proportion of young unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes was significantly higher in rural counties than in urban counties in Kansas. In addition, in the same study, young unlicensed drivers tended not to use safety restraint compared with licensed drivers.…”

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The impact of rurality on child road traffic death in high‐income countries

Koh

Doma

Franklin

2023

Australian J Rural Health

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Introduction Despite the importance of child road traffic death, a limited number of studies have investigated rural child road traffic death in high income countries. Objective This review estimated the impact of rurality on child road traffic deaths and other potential risk factors in high‐income countries. Design We searched Ovid, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus databases and extracted studies focusing on the association between rurality and child road traffic death published between 2001 and 2021. Available data were extracted and analysed, to evaluate the impact of rurality on child road traffic death and explore other risk factors of child road traffic deaths. Findings We identified 13 studies for child road traffic death between 2001 and 2021. Eight studies reported the impact of rurality on child road traffic death, and all of them alleged that the mortality rate and injury rate of children was significantly higher on rural road than on urban road. The impact of rurality varied between studies, from 1.6 times to 15 times higher incidence of road traffic death in rural areas. Vehicle type, speeding cars, driver loss of control, alcohol and drug use road environment were identified as risk factors of child road traffic death. Conversely, ethnicity, seat belts, nondeployed airbag, child restraint, strict driver licence system, camera law and accessibility of trauma centres were considered protective factors. Other factors, including age, gender and teen passengers, appeared ambiguous for child road traffic death. Discussion Rurality is one of the most important risk factors of child road traffic death. Therefore, we should consider the impact that rurality has on child road death and resolve the gap between rural and urban areas in order to prevent child road traffic death effectively. Conclusion The findings of this literature review will assist policy‐makers to prevent child road traffic death by focusing on rural regions.

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“…Unlicensed drivers have been reported as being higher in rural areas, 19 for example, Kallail et al 19 . reported that the proportion of young unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes was significantly higher in rural counties than in urban counties in Kansas, and another study alleged that the increased unlicensed drivers augmented crude mortality rate on the road 20 .…”

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“…Unfortunately, this is a costly exercise, especially where there are smaller numbers of people, and other solutions will need to be explored including addressing unlicensed drivers, appropriate fitment of car seats, drunk driving, fatigue and speed. 8 Unlicensed drivers have been reported as being higher in rural areas, 19 for example, Kallail et al 19 reported that the proportion of young unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes was significantly higher in rural counties than in urban counties in Kansas, and another study alleged that the increased unlicensed drivers augmented crude mortality rate on the road. 20 In Australia, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure reported that the proportion of fatal crashes involving unlicensed drivers was higher for under 19 years old, and the proportion of fatal crashes involving unlicensed drivers occurred in rural areas was also higher than fatal crashes in general between 2009 and 2013 in South Australia.…”

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Working towards 2030 road safety targets, the need for specific rural and remote children strategies

Koh,

Kenji,

Franklin

2024

Australian J Rural Health

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IntroductionDespite the importance of child road traffic death, the knowledge about rural child road traffic death in Australia is limited.ObjectiveTo explore the difference of child road traffic death between urban and rural areas.DesignThis study was a retrospective analysis of road traffic death in Australia among children and adolescents aged 0–19 registered between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2019.ResultsDuring the study period, there were 1757 child road traffic death in Australia, and the crude mortality rate was 2.96 per 100 000 population. The crude mortality rate in remote (8.83 per 100 000 population) and very remote (11.08 per 100 000 population) areas was much higher than major cities (1.83 per 100 000 population), inner regional (5.14 per 100 000 population) and outer regional (5.91 per 100 000 population).ConclusionsSpecific targets are needed to address the burden of child road traffic death in Australia around rurality, as it is a significant risk factor of child road traffic death.

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The influence of licence status on Kansas child fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes

Cited by 5 publications

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Disparity in motorcycle helmet use in Thailand

Disparity in motorcycle helmet use in Thailand

The impact of rurality on child road traffic death in high‐income countries

Working towards 2030 road safety targets, the need for specific rural and remote children strategies

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