Research Papers

By successfully linking hospital discharge data with motor vehicle crash reports to account for crash injuries more accurately, CIRP researchers make clear the continued need for data integration efforts to classify the true burden of crash-related injuries. Armed with this information, prevention efforts can be tailored to populations most at risk for crash-related injuries.

Adolescents with ADHD have 30 to 40% higher crash rates than their peers without ADHD. They are also 9% more likely to be at fault for their crashes and 15% more likely to be inattentive. Research using naturalistic data is needed to identify driving performance differences that might not be detected in police-reported data. This information will help optimize driver training for teens with ADHD.

Applying the BISG algorithm to traffic safety analyses may reduce potential biases commonly found in data collection and analysis related to the use of race and ethnicity data. Its use can ultimately promote more effective and equitable interventions and policies to improve road safety for all.

This study shares how the NJ-SHO Data Warehouse combines New Jersey statewide administrative databases to create one comprehensive data source. The data warehouse fills in gaps previously found in traffic safety research and enables investigation of research questions that previously could not be addressed due to the lack of appropriate data.

Compared with their non-autistic peers, young drivers with autism have lower rates of moving violations and license suspensions, as well as similar to lower crash rates.  Although half as likely to crash due to speeding, the autistic young drivers were three times more likely to crash when making a left or U-turn, suggesting the need for tailored training in these areas.

Non-driving related (NDR) suspensions (such as failure to pay a fine) are 7 times greater in the lowest income neighborhoods and 5 times greater in neighborhoods with the highest percentage of Black and Hispanic residents. Further research is needed to explore how these NDR suspensions affect health and economic well-being.

Using police-reported crash data from 26 states, this study found in 2000 to 2014 that school-aged children accounted for nearly 1 in 3 crashes involving pedestrians and 1 in 2 crashes involving bicyclists.

Teens, older adults (age 65 and older), and those from low-income neighborhoods are more likely to be driving vehicles that are less safe (older models without electronic stability control and other safety features), putting them at greater risk of injury and death in the event of a crash. Ensuring these drivers are in the safest vehicles they can afford is a promising approach to reducing crash injuries and fatalities.

To advance traffic safety knowledge, the ability to link different data sources is necessary. We need to help more researchers gain access to this data, as well as use it. Reforming state laws may be necessary to increase access to individual-level data. 

Doctors typically discuss depression, suicide, and substance abuse with adolescent patients with ADHD. However, they rarely discuss risky sexual behaviors and almost never discuss driver readiness and medication diversion. Additional resources and training are needed to help clinicians provide the best care for patients with ADHD.