1 / 21

Motor Vehicle Crashes among Young Drivers in New York State

Motor Vehicle Crashes among Young Drivers in New York State. Motao Zhu, Michael Bauer New York State Department of Health Bureau of Injury Prevention Phone: 518-473-1143 Email: mxz04@health.state.ny.us. Background.

cnance
Download Presentation

Motor Vehicle Crashes among Young Drivers in New York State

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Motor Vehicle Crashes among Young Drivers in New York State Motao Zhu, Michael Bauer New York State Department of Health Bureau of Injury Prevention Phone: 518-473-1143 Email: mxz04@health.state.ny.us

  2. Background • Motor vehicle crashes account for two out of five deaths among teenagers 16 to 19 years old in the U.S.. • Teen drivers are approximately four times more likely to be in a motor vehicle crash than all other age groups combined in New York State.

  3. Study Objectives • I: To examine factors that lead teen drivers to contribute to motor vehicle crashes. • II: To compare the crash pattern and outcome between 16-19 years old drivers and 30-64 years old drivers. • III: To examine if the graduated licensing law worked in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

  4. Methods • Data source: Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) data from 1995 to 2000 in New York State. • Data Linkage: Probabilistic techniques were applied to link police accident report and hospital discharge data. • Data analysis: descriptive analysis, and multivariate analysis.

  5. Results ITeenage Drivers At Fault Teenage Driver’s Age and At Fault

  6. Multivariate Analysis: Log-Binomial Model

  7. Results IICompare 16-19 and 30-64 years old drivers Distribution of Crash Class by Driver’s Age Percentage Driver’s Age

  8. No. of Vehicles Involved by Driver’s Age Percentage Driver’s Age

  9. Crash Time by Driver’s Age Percentage Driver’s Age

  10. Top 5 First Collision Objects by Driver’s Age

  11. Safety Belt Use by Driver’s Age Percentage Driver’s Age

  12. Injury and Fatality Rates by Driver’s Age Rate per 100 Driver’s Age

  13. Barell Injury Matrix by Driver’s Age * Based on linked police crash report and hospital discharge data.

  14. Hospital Charges and Length of Stay by Driver’s Age * Based on linked police crash report and hospital discharge data.

  15. Results IIIGraduated Licensing Laws in New York State • Statewide law went into effect September 2003. • Nassau and Suffolk counties already had their own county-level licensing laws. • Did the law work in these counties?

  16. Age of Drivers Involved in MVCNYS Residents, 2000

  17. Age of Drivers Hospitalized in MVCNYS Residents, 2000-2002

  18. Summary • Among teenage drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes, 69% were determined by the police to be at fault. • The protective effect of adult passenger presence was larger than the detrimental effect of teenage passenger presence. • Teenage drivers were more likely to have crashes at night and have collisions with fixed objects, compared with adult drivers.

  19. Summary (cont’d) • Teenage drivers had a higher injury rate, fatality rate, and traumatic brain injury rate, compared with adult drivers. • Graduated licensing laws seemed to improve safety among 16 years old drivers in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

  20. Acknowledgement • NHTSA Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) team: Ms. Barbara Rhea, Ms. Sandy Johnson. • New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Program Analysis & Data Services. • The New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC).

More Related