THE INFLUENCE OF CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS ON DRIVING AND COLLISION RISK

This scientific poster presentation uses data from the Ontario Health Survey (a large population-based health survey, carried out in a population of 10 million people in 1990) to estimate the number of people reporting a variety of chronic conditions, including eye diseases, diabetes, heart disease and other conditions not associated with driving risk or driving problems. There is little evidence in the results that the presence of disease had any direct effect on whether people drive, how much they drive or how safely they drive. Other factors such as age, sex or gainful employment, are frequently more important. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 873507.

• Corporate Authors:

  ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE (AAAM)

  2350 EAST DEVON AVENUE, SUITE 205
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• Authors:
  • Chipman, M L
  • MACDONAGH, P
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE, SEPTEMBER 21-23, 1994, LYON, FRANCE
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 453-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Cardiac disorder; Conferences; Diabetes; Diseases and medical conditions; Females; High risk drivers; Human beings; Jobs; Mobility; Vision
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 2279: Accident proneness; 1757: Age; 8018: Canada; 2122: Cardiovascular disease; 8525: Conference; 2115: Diabetes; 2134: Illness; 1787: Man; 9105: Mobility (pers); 2271: Occupation; 2066: Vision; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714338
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 27 1995 12:00AM