@article{ref1,
title="Antilock brakes and the risk of driver injury in a crash: A case-control study",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2007",
author="Cummings, P. and Grossman, David C.",
volume="39",
number="5",
pages="995-1000",
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.  <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2007.01.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2007.01.005"
}