DRIVING AND CRASH EXPERIENCE AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE. IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTERMEASURES

A study was undertaken of 725 Vermont drivers with ischemic heart disease, representative of such drivers within the community, whose crash rates were compared with those of all Vermont drivers and with matched samples of drivers of similar sex and community of residence and of similar age, sex and community of residence. The drivers with heart disease had lower overall crash rates and rates of property damage, injury and single vehicle crashes than did the other groups, but this is believed to reflect the fact that many of these predominantly older individuals were able both to reduce their annual mileage and to limit their driving to less hazardous times and circumstances. The results of this study, therefore, are not necessarily applicable to disease conditions that affect predominantly younger individuals or to commercial drivers. (Author/TRRL)

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 3-6, 1983.
  • Corporate Authors:

    American Association for Automotive Medicine

    P.O. Box 222
    Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
  • Authors:
    • Waller, J A
    • Naughton, T J
  • Conference:
  • Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 249-262
  • Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA, OCTOBER 3-6, 1983. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE

Subject/Index Terms

Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00389443
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
  • Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM