@article{ref1,
title="The injury risk to wheelchair occupants using motor vehicle transportation",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="2004",
author="Rotko, Katherine A. and Fitzgerald, Shirley G. and Songer, Thomas J.",
volume="48",
number="",
pages="115-129",
abstract="The transportation safety experience for persons using wheelchairs is largely unknown. Motor vehicle crash involvement and injury frequency was examined in a telephone interview completed by 596 wheelchair users. Overall, 42% were drivers. Most subjects also rode as passengers in private vehicles (87%) and public vehicles (61%). Wheelchair use as a seat in the vehicle was higher among passengers than drivers. Crash involvement was highest among drivers and lower in passengers. Reported injuries from non-crash scenarios, though, were higher in passengers compared to drivers. Persons seated in wheelchairs in vehicles appear to be at a greater safety risk.",
language="",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}