Studies from M. Hobday and Colleagues Reveal New Findings on Risk Management (Alcohol and non-alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes in Perth,…

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Studies from M. Hobday and Colleagues Reveal New Findings on Risk Management (Alcohol and non-alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes in Perth, Australia: Do alcohol outlets make a difference?)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting from Perth, Australia, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "This study examined the effects of distance from alcohol outlets to motor vehicle crashes across the Perth metropolitan area. A retrospective population-based study was undertaken using measures of alcohol- and non-alcohol-related crashes, and their proximity to alcohol outlets, using a geographic information system."

Financial support for this research came from Road Safety Commission, Government of Western Australia.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research, "Two logistic regression models were developed with the following outcomes: i) crashes including drivers with BAC >= 0.05%, and ii) weekend single vehicle night-time crashes, a surrogate measure of alcohol-related crashes. The surrogate measures of non-alcohol-related crashes for these models were all day-time and single vehicle daytime crashes respectively. The major predictors of alcohol-related crashes were number of on-premise outlets and bottleshops in buffer zones up to 2 km, 2 km-5 km, 5 km-10 km and 10 km-20 km from crashes. The distance from the central business district (CBD) and sociodemographic factors were controlled for. The study included 341,467 crashes that occurred between 2005 and 2015. The highest crash incidence rates occurred in the CBD. The statistical models indicated that crashes with a higher number of on-premise outlets in adjacent buffer zones were more likely to be alcohol-related than non-alcohol-related crashes. Crashes with a higher number of on premise outlets less than 2 km, 2 km-5 km, 5 km-10 km, and 10 km-20 km from the crashes were significantly more likely to be weekend single vehicle night-time crashes than day-time crashes (OR = 1.014; 95% CI:1.002-1.027, OR = 1.022; 95% CI:1.014-1.029, OR = 1.019; 95% CI:1.014-1.024, and OR = 1.017; 95% CI:1.014-1.020 respectively). There was some evidence that crashes with lower number of bottleshops in adjacent buffer zones were more likely to be alcohol-related crashes, although this was not consistent across both models and all buffer zones. When other predictors were controlled for, alcohol-related crashes were more likely to occur further from the CBD, than in the CBD."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Recommendations about the timing and location of roadside alcohol testing are made."

For more information on this research see: Alcohol and non-alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes in Perth, Australia: Do alcohol outlets make a difference? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2018;113():117-124. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Hobday, Curtin Monash Accid Res Center, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.013. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Perth, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Risk Management.