Drink driving during the COVID-19 pandemic

Watson-Brown, Natalie; Truelove, Verity; Parker, Emily C; Davey, Jeremy D.

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2021.02.020

Cited by 23 publications

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“…As a result of travel restrictions introduced to slow down the spread of COVID-19, people might have experienced negative feelings that adversely affected their well-being ( Passos et al, 2020 ), although the number of overall drink-driving cases decreased ( Watson-Brown et al, 2021 ). As Brooks et al (2020) claim, quarantined individuals are prone to experience psychological distress and disorder; they can feel confused, scared, angry, sad, numb, anxious, bored, rejected and stigmatised ( Braunack-Mayer et al, 2013 , Caleo et al, 2018 , Cava et al, 2005 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in travel behaviour: A qualitative study

Yang

Cao

Cheng

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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During the COVID-19 crisis, a series of measures were taken to restrict travel and social activities outside the home in order to curb the pandemic and ameliorate its negative effects. These unprecedented measures have had a profound impact on the number and purposes of trips and modes of travel. In China, although the pandemic is now generally under control and transport availability has returned to nearly normal, the extent of the changes in travel behaviour wrought during and after the pandemic still remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate the differences in individual travel behaviours during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, using Huzhou as an example. Semi-structured interviews were used to examine the influence of COVID-19 on the travel behaviour and perceptions of different groups. The results indicate that, initially, travel demand was greatly reduced. Second, decreased travel reduced participation in activities, which can have adverse effects on people’s health as well as their subjective well-being. Third, the degree and duration of such impacts varied from person to person. Students, lower income cohorts, groups living in small communities with insufficient green spaces, and those working in tourism, catering, informal businesses and transport-related sectors were more vulnerable than others. Policymakers, urban and transport planners should therefore pay attention to the social inequities that arise from unequal access to transport and heterogeneity between individuals. Additionally, public transport systems require further development to promote social cohesion.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Exploring the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in travel behaviour: A qualitative study

Yang

Cao

Cheng

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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“…A recent study in Australia on drink-driving behaviors comparing data during and after the period of COVID-19 restrictions, found that young males were more likely to drink-drive during restrictions (31).…”

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Major behavioral risk factors for road traffic injuries

Cociu¹,

Olga²,

Camelia³

et al. 2021

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Introduction. Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem, ranking 8th in the leading causes of death and are forecasted to rank 5th by 2030 worldwide. Children, pedestrians, cyclists and the elderly remain among those most at risk of road traffic injuries. Material and methods. A specialized literature search was conducted within the main international databases, including: PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Research Gate, using a set of inclusion criteria. Data from references were extracted systematically into results tables, including: author/citation, study design, assessments/data, limitations, and key facts. Reported outcomes were compiled in narrative form. Results. Many researchers and scientists both in the country and abroad have studied road injuries. Authors of the studies used different methods and obtained obvious data about road traumas and major risk factors. Among the main causes of unintentional motor vehicle injuries were excessive speed, alcohol consumption while driving, mental disorder, drugs, and unsupervised children. There is an increasing incidence of road injuries among children, and most of the road traffic crashes involving children occur in May-September, between 11.00 and 18.00. The obtained results motivate the need to study this topic in depth, on separate age groups, and to propose specific prevention measures for each actor involved. Conclusions. There are many factors, which contributes to road crashes and related injuries, but those requires multisectoral involvement.

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“… A mental distress could be induced when a taxi driver takes a positive Covid-19 patient, resulting in prompt completion of trip and ultimately becomes susceptible to making driving errors. Situation awareness ( Salmon and Plant, 2022 ; Watson-Brown et al, 2021 ) The positive Covid-19 driver sustaining mild symptoms can contribute to poor situational awareness of surrounding and misjudging the speed of oncoming vehicles in complex driving scenarios. The driving becomes challenging due to poor situation awareness resulting in erroneous turns, and inappropriate application of steering wheel and pedals, and ending in serious crashes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…4 , an ego-vehicle driver (assumed positive Covid-19 patient) may overlook the approaching vehicle holding the right to pass the roundabout and ending in crash. Such driving mistakes caused by poor situation awareness are no different from inactive, fatigued, and drunk driving ( Ansari et al, 2021b , 2022b ; Watson-Brown et al, 2021 ). Therefore, innovative solutions need to be devised, and extensive exploration is required to accurately estimate the driver situational awareness caused by Covid-19 disease.…”

Section: Post-covid-19 Driving Behaviour Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%