BACKGROUND Opioids have been shown to impair psychomotor and cognitive functioning in healthy volunteers with no history of opioid abuse. Few or no significant effects have been found in opioid-dependant patients in experimental or driving simulation studies. The risk of road traffic crash among patients under buprenorphine or methadone has not been subject to epidemiological investigation so f...

Road traffic accidents are one of Malaysia's top five major causes death and is the most critical public health concerns in2023. As a result, this article offers research based on data from different Malaysian government organisations andanalysing changes in pattern Traffic Crashes (RTC) Perak,Malaysia. From 2011 to 2018, was analysed road collisions categories casualties concerning gender, age...

background and aim: traffic accident is one of the main causes of mortality in iran. the damage and injury caused by these accidents threatens human societies severely. rural accidents are often more severe and show harsher consequences because the operational speed is higher on rural roads and highways. world statistics presented by world health organization (who) reveal that about 25 percent ...

Traffic crashes are one of the main reasons for deaths many people and loss property. Road safety is a crucial aspect transportation that aims to prevent injuries on road, several contributing factors affect it. In this study, binary probit model using N-Logit software was applied crash-related data examine contribution variables severe crash outcomes in Al-Diwaniyah City. Crash severity (the d...

OBJECTIVE This paper aims to determine the percentage of road crashes resulting in injuries requiring hospital care that are reported to the police and to identify factors associated with reporting such crashes to the police. DESIGN The data of one of two hospitals in the Road Casualty Information System were matched with the police's Traffic Accident Database System. Factors affecting the po...

In India, 486,476 crashes are reported and 137,572 fatalities during 2013. Major share of crashes (28.8% of total crashes) are on National Highways. Considering high importance of NHs in overall road network with respect to its connectivity to state capitals and business centres, and cater to high share of traffic (40%), there is an urgent need to investigate factors contributing to crashes on ...

OBJECTIVE The initial months of licensure are especially hazardous for teenagers. Factors leading to crashes of novice 16-year-old drivers were identified. METHOD Sixteen year-olds in Connecticut who were involved in nonfatal crashes during the first 8 months of licensure were interviewed, and police crash reports were examined. Crash types and contributing factors were identified. RESULTS ...