%0 Journal Article
%T Seriousness of traffic accidents during work and commuting
%J Perceptual and motor skills
%D 2003
%A Salminen, Simo
%V 97
%N 1
%P 147-150
%X This study examined the seriousness of traffic accidents that happen-either on work errands or during commuting. The article was based on three independently gathered data sets, of which two were based on compensation claims to the insurance companies (N=2,050 and N=17,108) and one on the interviews of victims (N=328). The traffic accidents at work led to a major injury or death more often than the commuting accidents. On the other hand, the work-related traffic accidents were less serious than the leisure-time traffic accidents. One explanation could be that heavy vehicles used during the working hours protected the drivers of these vehicles.
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0031-5125
%U http://dx.doi.org/