I’ve just had a skim but here’s some of my impressions. I might read it in more detail when I get to work today.
It doesn’t deal with fatalities (just crashes) but having a quick look at Fig 1, drivers who aren’t distracted or impaired are involved in ~28% of crashes. Note that “impairment” also includes things like anger.
Fig 2 is pretty great for you—shows the baseline of each type of impairment, error, distraction and the odds ratio for crashes it’s involved in. Not a statistician but I believe that means you’re 10 times more likely to get into a crash if you’re visibly angry/sad but only 3 times more likely if you’re drowsy. Which is very interesting to know.
And that 51% of drivers are observed to be distracted in some way during normal driving condition (which can include “dancing in seat to music” and “interaction with adult passenger”.
This paper was just the first result in a scholar search for the term “crash causation factors driver”, so this info is relatively easy to find.
I think the thing you’re missing is you’re still exposed to crashes because of some maniac doing something extremely risky and hitting you.
Yes, but this is true even when I’m not driving. An out-of-control car could crash into me even when I’m walking or sitting inside a bus (and in some cases even when I’m at home).
An out-of-control car could crash into me even when I’m walking or sitting inside a bus.
Indeed this is a perfectly ordinary occurrence. I know at least one person who drives regularly, and has been driving for many years; she’s been involved in exactly one serious car accident, ever—which involved a car hitting her while she was walking.
I think the thing you’re missing is you’re still exposed to crashes because of some maniac doing something extremely risky and hitting you.
I’m also a very cautious driver (as you can imagine in my line of work), but I do make mistakes all the time.
This paper seems like it might be interesting for you to read: https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1513271113
I’ve just had a skim but here’s some of my impressions. I might read it in more detail when I get to work today.
It doesn’t deal with fatalities (just crashes) but having a quick look at Fig 1, drivers who aren’t distracted or impaired are involved in ~28% of crashes. Note that “impairment” also includes things like anger.
Fig 2 is pretty great for you—shows the baseline of each type of impairment, error, distraction and the odds ratio for crashes it’s involved in. Not a statistician but I believe that means you’re 10 times more likely to get into a crash if you’re visibly angry/sad but only 3 times more likely if you’re drowsy. Which is very interesting to know.
And that 51% of drivers are observed to be distracted in some way during normal driving condition (which can include “dancing in seat to music” and “interaction with adult passenger”.
This paper was just the first result in a scholar search for the term “crash causation factors driver”, so this info is relatively easy to find.
Yes, but this is true even when I’m not driving. An out-of-control car could crash into me even when I’m walking or sitting inside a bus (and in some cases even when I’m at home).
Anyway, thanks, I’ll look into this paper.
Indeed this is a perfectly ordinary occurrence. I know at least one person who drives regularly, and has been driving for many years; she’s been involved in exactly one serious car accident, ever—which involved a car hitting her while she was walking.