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Evaluating the Effects of Holidays on Road Crash Injuries in the United Kingdom

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  • Bayu Satria Wiratama

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta City 55281, Indonesia
    These authors contributed equally to the research.)

  • Ping-Ling Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to the research.)

  • Liang-Hao Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, WanFang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan)

  • Wafaa Saleh

    (Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland EH11 4DY, UK
    Department of Engineering, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia)

  • Shang-Ku Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 235, Taiwan)

  • Hui-Tsai Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keelung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Keelung 201, Taiwan)

  • Hui-An Lin

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

  • Chih-Wei Pai

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

Abstract

Background: Research suggests that drivers tend to engage in risk-taking behaviours on public holidays. Studies that examined the association between holidays (or other special days) and fatal injuries are inconsistent. This study used UK STATS19 data to investigate the associations of nine public holidays on road crash casualties. Methods: This retrospective study assessed UK STATS19 crash data for 1990–2017. All casualties from two vehicle crashes were initially considered; subsequently, casualties with missing data were excluded. Multiple logistic regression was estimated to explore the associations of potential risk factors with the likelihood of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties and to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AORs). Results: In total, 3,751,998 casualties from traffic accidents in the United Kingdom during 1990–2017 were included in the final data set; among these, 410,299 (10.9%) were KSI casualties, and 3,341,699 (89.1%) were slight injuries. Crashes on public holidays were 16% (AOR = 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.13–1.19) more likely to involve KSI casualties than were crashes on non-holidays. With other factors controlled for, crashes during the Queen’s 2002 Golden Jubilee and on New Year’s Day were 48% (AOR = 1.48; 95% CI = 1.06–2.07) and 36% (AOR = 1.36; 1.26–1.48) more likely to lead to KSIs, respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of crashes resulting in KSI casualties on public holidays was higher than that on non-holidays. Furthermore, crashes during the Queen’s 2002 Golden Jubilee had the highest risk of KSI casualties followed by New Year’s Day.

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  • Bayu Satria Wiratama & Ping-Ling Chen & Liang-Hao Chen & Wafaa Saleh & Shang-Ku Chen & Hui-Tsai Chen & Hui-An Lin & Chih-Wei Pai, 2021. "Evaluating the Effects of Holidays on Road Crash Injuries in the United Kingdom," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:1:p:280-:d:473686
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    1. Bayu Satria Wiratama & Li-Min Hsu & Yung-Sung Yeh & Chia-Che Chen & Wafaa Saleh & Yen-Hsiu Liu & Chih-Wei Pai, 2022. "Joint Effect of Heavy Vehicles and Diminished Light Conditions on Paediatric Pedestrian Injuries in Backover Crashes: A UK Population-Based Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-9, September.

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