Distance From Home to Motor Vehicle Crash Location: Implications for License Restrictions Among Medically-At-Risk Older Drivers.
Distance From Home to Motor Vehicle Crash Location: Implications for License Restrictions Among Medically-At-Risk Older Drivers.
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从家到机动车事故地点的距离：对有医疗风险的老年驾驶员的驾照限制的影响。
DOI：
10.1080/08959420.2022.2145791
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Curry,AllisonE
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Joyce,NinaR;Khan,MarzanA;Zullo,AndrewR;Pfeiffer,MelissaR;Metzger,KristinaB;Margolis,SethA;Ott,BrianR;Curry,AllisonE
在 30 个州，许可机构可以限制“有医疗风险”的司机开车离家的距离。然而，老年司机相对于其家的撞车地点以及撞车距离如何因医疗状况而变化尚不清楚。使用地理编码的事故地点和与医疗保险索赔相关的住宅地址，我们描述了从家到事故的距离之间的关系如何随驾驶员特征而变化。我们发现，大多数车祸发生在离家几英里的范围内，驾驶员的人口统计数据或医疗状况差异不大。因此，距离限制可能不会降低老年人的车祸率，安全性和流动性之间的权衡值得考虑。
In 30 states, licensing agencies can restrict the distance from home that “medically-at-risk” drivers are permitted to drive. However, where older drivers crash relative to their home or how distance to crash varies by medical condition is unknown. Using geocoded crash locations and residential addresses linked to Medicare claims, we describe how the relationship between distance from home to crash varies by driver characteristics. We find that a majority of crashes occur within a few miles from home with little variation across driver demographics or medical conditions. Thus, distance restrictions may not reduce crash rates among older adults, and the tradeoff between safety and mobility warrants consideration.