a Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.
b Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(6):575-580. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1633466. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
Road traffic suicides typically involve a passenger car driver crashing his or her vehicle into a heavy vehicle, because death is almost certain due to the large mass difference between these vehicles. For the same reason, heavy-vehicle drivers typically suffer minor injuries, if any, and have thus received little attention in the research literature. In this study, we focused on heavy-vehicle drivers who were involved as the second party in road suicides in Finland. We analyzed 138 road suicides (2011-2016) involving a passenger car crashing into a heavy vehicle. We used in-depth road crash investigation data from the Finnish Crash Data Institute. The results showed that all but 2 crashes were head-on collisions. Almost 30% of truck drivers were injured, but only a few suffered serious injuries. More than a quarter reported sick leave following their crash. Injury insurance compensation to heavy-vehicle drivers was just above €9,000 on average. Material damage to heavy vehicles was significant, with average insurance compensation paid being €70,500. Three out of 4 truck drivers reported that drivers committing suicide acted abruptly and left them little opportunity for preventive action. Suicides by crashing into heavy vehicles can have an impact on drivers' well-being; however, it is difficult to see how heavy-vehicle drivers could avoid a suicide attempt involving their vehicle.
道路交通事故自杀通常涉及乘用车司机将其车辆撞向重型车辆，因为由于这些车辆之间的质量差异很大，几乎可以肯定会导致死亡。出于同样的原因，重型车辆司机通常只会受轻伤，如果有的话，因此在研究文献中很少受到关注。在这项研究中，我们专注于在芬兰作为道路自杀事件的第二方涉及的重型车辆司机。我们分析了 138 起涉及乘用车与重型车辆碰撞的道路自杀事件（2011-2016 年）。我们使用了来自芬兰碰撞数据研究所的深入道路碰撞调查数据。结果表明，除了 2 起事故外，所有事故都是正面碰撞。近 30%的卡车司机受伤，但只有少数人受重伤。超过四分之一的人在事故后请病假。重型车辆司机的伤害保险赔偿平均略高于 9000 欧元。重型车辆的物质损失很大，平均保险赔偿额为 70500 欧元。4 名卡车司机中有 3 人报告称，自杀司机行为突然，让他们几乎没有采取预防措施的机会。撞向重型车辆的自杀行为可能会对司机的幸福感产生影响；然而，很难看出重型车辆司机如何能够避免涉及他们车辆的自杀企图。
