Citation

Waller PF, Lohman Ld, Freeman J, Stewart JR, Reinfurt DW. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1983; 27: 283-300.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

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Abstract

North Carolina crash data for 1972, with a follow-up for 1981, were examined to identify driver violations as reported by the investigating officer. This information was linked to the driver history file to determine whether there was a conviction, and, if so, for how serious a violation. Categorical analyses of the data showed systematic biases in who is convicted once a violation occurs. Nonwhites, drivers aged 55 and over, and drivers of older vehicles had a higher likelihood of being convicted of a same or higher level violation.