TY - JOUR
T1 - Motor vehicle fatalities during Memorial Day weekends, 1981-2016
AU - Tang, Yuni
AU - Ratnapradipa, Kendra L.
AU - Xiang, Henry
AU - Zhu, Motao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s).
PY - 2020/1/3
Y1 - 2020/1/3
N2 - Objective: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend is one of six holiday periods with an increased number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. However, few motor vehicle fatality comparisons were made between Memorial Day weekend and non-holiday periods. Our aims were to determine which day(s) during the holiday had highest motor vehicle fatality risk compared to non-holiday travel and to identify potential risk factors. Results: Of 43,457 traffic fatalities studied, 15,292 (35%) occurred during the holiday, with Saturday being deadliest but Monday having highest odds of traffic fatality. Both sexes, all years, age < 65, drivers and passengers, rural and urban, and all regions in the United States were at increased risk during the holiday versus non-holiday periods.
AB - Objective: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend is one of six holiday periods with an increased number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. However, few motor vehicle fatality comparisons were made between Memorial Day weekend and non-holiday periods. Our aims were to determine which day(s) during the holiday had highest motor vehicle fatality risk compared to non-holiday travel and to identify potential risk factors. Results: Of 43,457 traffic fatalities studied, 15,292 (35%) occurred during the holiday, with Saturday being deadliest but Monday having highest odds of traffic fatality. Both sexes, all years, age < 65, drivers and passengers, rural and urban, and all regions in the United States were at increased risk during the holiday versus non-holiday periods.
KW - Binomial approximation
KW - Fatalities
KW - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
KW - Memorial Day
KW - Motor vehicle crash
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U2 - 10.1186/s13104-019-4881-0
DO - 10.1186/s13104-019-4881-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31900213
AN - SCOPUS:85077480244
VL - 13
JO - BMC Research Notes
JF - BMC Research Notes
SN - 1756-0500
IS - 1
M1 - 7
ER -