Renwick M Y, Olsen G G, Tyrrell M S
Med J Aust. 1982 Apr 3;1(7):291-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132313.x.
The major concern in a study of untimely death in a country region of New South Wales was: what caused fatal motor vehicle accidents? We examined coroners' records over a three-year period to obtain information on road conditions and driver ability, paying particular attention to the influence of alcohol. Age-specific fatality rates, compared with coroners' data from the Sydney metropolitan area, revealed elevated rates for all age groups, especially among those aged from 15 to 29 years. The most vulnerable age group was 15 to 29 years, for which the death rate was more than four times as high as for their metropolitan counterpart. Alcohol was a major contributing factor. The driver's inability to handle his vehicle outweighed the condition of country roads as the primary cause of fatal crashes.
对新南威尔士州一个乡村地区过早死亡情况进行研究时，主要关注的问题是：是什么导致了致命的机动车事故？我们查阅了三年期间验尸官的记录，以获取有关道路状况和驾驶员能力的信息，尤其关注酒精的影响。将特定年龄组的死亡率与悉尼都会区验尸官的数据进行比较后发现，所有年龄组的死亡率都有所上升，尤其是在15至29岁的人群中。最易受影响的年龄组是15至29岁，该年龄组的死亡率比都会区同龄人高出四倍多。酒精是一个主要促成因素。在致命撞车事故的主要原因中，驾驶员操控车辆能力不足比乡村道路状况更为重要。
