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Driving with pets and motor vehicle collision involvement among older drivers: A
prospective population-based study
#MMPMID26774042
Huisingh C
; Levitan EB
; Irvin MR
; Owsley C
; McGwin G Jr
Accid Anal Prev
2016[Mar]; 88
(ä): 169-74
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OBJECTIVE: Distracted driving is a major cause of motor vehicle collision (MVC)
involvement. Pets have been identified as potential distraction to drivers,
particularly in the front. This type of distraction could be worse for those with
impairment in the cognitive aspects of visual processing. The purpose of this
study is to evaluate the association between driving with pets and rates of motor
vehicle collision involvement in a cohort of older drivers. METHODS: A three-year
prospective study was conducted in a population-based sample of 2000 licensed
drivers aged 70 years and older. At the baseline visit, a trained interviewer
asked participants about pet ownership, whether they drive with pets, how
frequently, and where the pet sits in the vehicle. Motor vehicle collision (MVC)
involvement during the three-year study period was obtained from the Alabama
Department of Public Safety. At-fault status was determined by the police officer
who arrived on the scene. Participants were followed until the earliest of death,
driving cessation, or end of the study period. Poisson regression was used to
calculate crude and adjusted rate ratios (RR) examining the association between
pet ownership, presence of a pet in a vehicle, frequency of driving with a pet,
and location of the pet inside with vehicle with any and at-fault MVC
involvement. We examined whether the associations differed by higher order visual
processing impairment status, as measured by Useful Field of View, Trails B, and
Motor-free Visual Perception Test. RESULTS: Rates of crash involvement were
similar for older adults who have ever driven with a pet compared to those who
never drove with their pet (RR=1.15, 95% CI 0.76-1.75). Drivers who reported
always or sometimes driving with their pet had higher MVC rates compared to pet
owners who never drive with a pet, but this association was not statistically
significant (RR=1.39, 95% CI 0.86-2.24). In terms of location, those reporting
having a pet frequently ride in the front of the vehicle had similar rates of MVC
involvement compared to those who did not drive with a pet in the front. A
similar pattern of results was observed for at-fault MVCs. This association was
not modified by visual processing impairment status. CONCLUSION: The current
study demonstrates a positive but non-significant association between frequently
driving with pets and MVC involvement. More research is needed, particularly on
restraint use and whether the pet was in the car at the time of the crash, to
help characterize the public safety benefit of regulations on driving with pets.
|*Pets
[MESH]
|Accidents, Traffic/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Aged
[MESH]
|Aged, 80 and over
[MESH]
|Alabama
[MESH]
|Animals
[MESH]
|Attention
[MESH]
|Automobile Driving/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]