학술논문
The role of vision‐related problems in fatal road accidents in Finland.
Document Type
Article
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*TRAFFIC accidents
*ACCIDENT investigation
*MOTOR vehicles
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ISSN
1755-375X
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the significance of vision‐related problems in fatal motor vehicle accidents (FMVAs) based on a systematic investigation process by multidisciplinary road accident investigation teams (RAITs). Methods: Retrospective registry‐based study of all FMVAs during the years 2012–2016 in Finland in which driver causing the accident had a valid Finnish driving licence and the operated motor vehicle required having a driving licence. Results: There were a total of 968 FMVAs. In only 1.3% of all the accidents, a vision‐related problem was considered to have contributed to the FMVA, while an observational failure of 23.6% was the leading cause of all the FMVAs. Conclusions: Eye‐originating vision problems are rarely a causative risk for FMVAs in Finland. Making current visual standards more stringent would unlikely to be effective in FMVA prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]