DRIVING RECORDS OF PERSONS HOSPITALIZED FOR SUICIDAL GESTURES

NAMES OF 915 PERSONS HOSPITALIZED FOR SUICIDAL GESTURES IN THE YEARS 1963, 1964, AND 1965 WERE OBTAINED FROM THE RECORDS OF KING COUNTY HOSPITAL, SEATTLE, WASH. OF THIS GROUP, 438 PERSONS HAD VALID WASHINGTON STATE DRIVER LICENSES. THE RECORDS OF THESE DRIVERS WERE COMPARED WITH THE 687,228 DRIVING RECORDS OF PERSONS LIVING IN KING COUNTY. THE SUICIDAL GESTURE GROUP HAD A STATISTICALLY HIGHER ACCIDENT RATE, 81 PERCENT HIGHER, AND VIOLATION RATE, 146 PERCENT HIGHER, THAN THE RATE FOR A COMPARABLE GROUP OF KING COUNTY DRIVERS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 1, No 1, PP 33-42
• Authors:
  • Crancer, A
  • Quiring, D L
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Behavioral Research in Highway Safety
  • Publisher: Behavioral Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Driver licenses; Drivers; Driving; Records management; Suicide
• Uncontrolled Terms: Records; Violations
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 1970 12:00AM