Abstract
All-terrain vehicles on the road: a serious traffic safety concern
Injury prevention, Vol.18(Suppl 1), pp.A192-A192
10/2012
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590s.10
Abstract
Background On-road all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes are frequent despite most US states having laws restricting road use. Aims/Objectives/Purpose To determine the demographics, and the mechanisms and outcomes of injuries of on-road versus off-road ATV crashes. Methods Data from our Iowa ATV injury surveillance database (2002–2009) was derived and statistically analysed. Results/Outcomes 976 records were studied, with 38% of injured individuals from on-road crashes. Demographics were similar at each location. Females and youths under 16 were over four times more likely to be passengers (p<0.0001 for each). As compared to off-road crash victims, on-road victims were approximately ten times more likely to be involved in a vehicle-vehicle collision (p<0.001), three times more likely to have a severe brain injury with a GCS≤8 (p<0.001), and twice as likely to have suffered a major trauma with an ISS>15 (p<0.001). Adult operators in on-road crashes were also twice as likely to test positive for alcohol as those off-road (p<0.05). Helmet use significantly reduced the odds of sustaining a brain injury, and on-road victims were only half as likely to be protected by helmets (p<0.01). Significance/Contribution to the Field On-road crashes were significantly more likely to involve collision with another vehicle, suggesting on-road ATVs represent a traffic safety concern. Even controlling for helmet use, on-road crash victims suffered more severe injuries than those off-road. Our data reinforces the importance of laws restricting ATV road use and their enforcement, and the need to increase ATV user education about the dangers of on-road riding.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- All-terrain vehicles on the road: a serious traffic safety concern
- Creators
- C Jennissen - University of IowaC Buresh - University of IowaK Harland - University of IowaD Ellis - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineG Denning - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Injury prevention, Vol.18(Suppl 1), pp.A192-A192
- DOI
- 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590s.10
- ISSN
- 1353-8047
- eISSN
- 1475-5785
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2012
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; Injury Prevention Research Center; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984297358902771
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