Simpson H M, Mayhew D R, Warren R A
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1982 Sep;10(1):35-63. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(82)90085-0.
This paper reviews the magnitude and characteristics of the problem of road accidents involving young adults. The magnitude of the problem is considered from the perspective of the contribution of road accidents to mortality and morbidity among young people, relative to other causes. The over-representation of young adults in road accidents is examined to determine the extent to which it occurs as a result of their involvement as drivers, passengers, or as pedestrians. To determine the characteristics of collisions involving young adults, the potential contributory role of alcohol, drugs, and other factors in their collisions is evaluated on the basis of current epidemiological evidence, drawn particularly from studies conducted in Canada. The review examines factors that are related not only to the frequency of collision involvement, but also to the severity of the collision. Although the principal intention of the review is to identify what is known about factors that appear to contribute to accidents involving young adults, an additional purpose is to identify what is not known, and in this context, to suggest, given current methodological and practical limitations, what is capable of being determined in the near term.
本文回顾了涉及年轻人的道路交通事故问题的规模和特点。从道路交通事故相对于其他原因对年轻人死亡率和发病率的影响这一角度来考量该问题的规模。研究年轻人在道路交通事故中的过度占比情况，以确定其作为司机、乘客或行人卷入事故的程度。为了确定涉及年轻人的碰撞事故的特点，基于当前的流行病学证据，特别是从加拿大开展的研究中获取的证据，评估酒精、毒品和其他因素在他们碰撞事故中可能起到的促成作用。该综述考察了不仅与碰撞事故发生频率相关，还与碰撞事故严重程度相关的因素。尽管该综述的主要目的是确定已知的似乎导致涉及年轻人事故的因素，但另一个目的是确定未知的因素，在此背景下，考虑到当前的方法和实际限制，提出近期能够确定的内容。
