Richardson Rachel E, McMurry Timothy L, Gepner Bronislaw, Kerrigan Jason R
a Center for Applied Biomechanics , University of Virginia , Charlottesvillle , Virginia , USA.
b Department of Public Health Sciences , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia , USA.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2018;19(6):623-628. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1470326. Epub 2018 Sep 27.
Recreational off-highway vehicle (ROHV) crashes are of concern because sales of these vehicles have been growing rapidly and because newer vehicles tend to have significantly greater performance than older models. We evaluated the available data to understand trends in ROHV crashes and the factors that contributed to serious injury.
We combined information from (1) the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), (2) a database compiled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and (3) a vehicle sales database. These aggregated data were used to describe trends, demographics, and frequent causes of serious injuries and fatalities.
On-road fatal crashes grew from 0 in the year 2000 to 37 in 2015; at the same time, sales grew from approximately 100,000 to 400,000 vehicles annually. Much of the increase in ROHV sales was in 2 new, higher performance classes of vehicles. Further, seat belt and helmet use in this cohort was rare (at least 46% unbelted, only 2% confirmed to be helmeted) and drinking and driving was common (57% of crashes in FARS). These vehicles appear to have increased potential for rollover, which often led unbelted occupants to be ejected, putting them at risk of being injured as the vehicle rolled on top of them.
Serious ROHV crashes have grown with sales. Resulting injuries appear to be strongly influenced by inconsistent seat belt use, frequent drunk driving, and increased propensity for the vehicles to roll over.
非公路休闲车辆（ROHV）碰撞事故令人担忧，因为这类车辆的销量一直在迅速增长，而且新车的性能往往比旧款有显著提升。我们评估了现有数据，以了解ROHV碰撞事故的趋势以及导致严重伤害的因素。
我们整合了来自以下三方面的信息：（1）死亡分析报告系统（FARS）；（2）消费品安全委员会编制的数据库；（3）一个车辆销售数据库。这些汇总数据用于描述严重伤害和死亡事故的趋势、人口统计学特征及常见原因。
2000年道路上的致命碰撞事故为0起，到2015年增至37起；与此同时，车辆年销量从约10万辆增长至40万辆。ROHV销量的增长主要集中在两类新型高性能车辆上。此外，这一群体中安全带和头盔的使用率很低（至少46%未系安全带，仅2%确认佩戴头盔），酒后驾车现象普遍（FARS中57%的碰撞事故）。这些车辆似乎更容易翻车，这常常导致未系安全带的驾乘人员被甩出车外，当车辆翻滚到他们身上时，他们就有受伤的风险。
严重的ROHV碰撞事故随着销量的增长而增加。由此造成的伤害似乎受到安全带使用不一致、频繁酒后驾车以及车辆翻车倾向增加的强烈影响。
