@article{ref1,
title="Age, gender and early morning highway accidents",
journal="Journal of sleep research",
year="2001",
author="Kecklund, G. and Akerstedt, Torbjörn",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="105-110",
abstract="Accident register data, time budget studies and road traffic flow data were used to compute the age and gender-dependent relative risk [odds ratio (OR)] of being involved in a driving accident in which the driver was injured or killed. Alcohol-related accidents were excluded from the analysis. The results showed that the night-time risk, compared with that of the forenoon, was dramatically increased (OR=5) for young drivers (18--24 years) and reduced for old (65+) drivers. In direct comparison, the young drivers had 5-10 times higher risk of being involved in an accident during late night than during the forenoon, with the excess risk during the daytime being considerably lower. Women had a less pronounced night-time peak than men. In direct comparison, men had twice as high a risk as women during the late night hours. The results clearly demonstrate a strong effect of young age on night-time accident risk, together with a moderate effect of (male) gender.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0962-1105",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}