Fatal red light crashes: the role of race and ethnicity.
Fatal red light crashes: the role of race and ethnicity.
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10.1016/j.aap.2004.12.006
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2005-05
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E. Romano;S. Tippetts;R. Voas
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作者：
E. Romano;S. Tippetts;R. Voas
在美国，越来越多的机动车碰撞（MVC）发生在交叉路口。不遵守交通灯号是造成这种增长的原因之一。在这项研究中，我们专注于西班牙裔司机。事实表明，不遵守交通法律和条例是拉丁美洲交通事故的一个主要原因。拉丁美洲的这种驾驶行为是否与美国的西班牙裔社区相对应？美国西班牙裔更有可能死于红灯事件吗？在美国，西班牙裔比其他种族/民族更有可能闯红灯吗？我们通过利用1990-1996年死亡分析报告系统（法尔斯）文件和其他种族/民族信息回答了这些问题。总的来说，我们没有发现非洲裔美国人，白色和西班牙裔司机之间的差异，关于闯红灯。我们发现酒后驾车是闯红灯的最重要因素。然而，我们发现证据表明，一些西班牙裔亚组可能更容易闯红灯。其中一个小组是由没有有效驾驶执照和先前驾驶执照被吊销记录的西班牙裔人组成的。这项研究是第一个应用国家档案数据来记录种族/民族与闯红灯问题的相关性，我们希望它可以作为对这一领域进行更多研究的激励。
There is an increasing number of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) in the U.S. that occur at intersections. Noncompliance with traffic signals is one of the causes for such increase. In this study, we focused on Hispanic drivers. It has been shown that failing to follow traffic laws and regulations is a major cause of MVCs in Latin America. Does this driving behavior in Latin America correspond to the Hispanic community in the U.S.? Are U.S. Hispanics more likely to die in a red light incident? Are Hispanics more likely to be red light runners than other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S.? We answered these questions by taking advantage of a 1990–1996 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) file with additional racial/ethnic information. Overall, we found no differences between African–American, White, and Hispanic drivers regarding red light running. We found that drinking and driving was the most important factor for red light running. However, we found evidence that some Hispanic subgroups may be more vulnerable to red light running. One such subgroup is formed by Hispanics who have no valid driver license and no record of previous driver license suspension. This study is the first to apply national, archival data to document the relevance of race/ethnicity to the red light running problem, and we hope that it might serve as an incentive for more research on this area.