Citation

Cummings P, Grossman DC. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2007; 39(5): 995-1000.

Affiliation

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2007.01.005

PMID

17320027

Abstract

While antilock brakes can improve steering and reduce stopping distance in some test situations, there is little evidence that they reduce the risk of crash-related injury. We sought to estimate the association between presence of antilock brakes and the risk of driver injury. We conducted a case-control study using claims data from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Canada, for passenger vehicles insured during July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004. Cases were 5000 vehicles with a driver crash injury during the study period. Controls were 49,994 vehicles insured at the mid-point of the study interval. The adjusted risk ratio for a crash with driver injury in a vehicle with antilock brakes was 1.06 (95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.17), compared with a vehicle without antilock brakes. If this estimated association is causal, antilock brakes do not prevent crash-related driver injuries.

Language: en