Impacts of culture on driver knowledge and safety device usage among Hispanic farm workers

Inter-group differences in road-traffic crash involvement

“…For example, some scholars reported a correlation between ethnic origin and driving violations, perception of risk, and road-accident involvement (Outcalt et al, 2003;Stiles and Grieshop, 1999;Vredenburgh and Cohen, 1995). Low income per-capita has also been identified as a determinant of injury -the lower the socioeconomic status, the higher is the probability of being injured in a road accident (Braver, 2003;Zambon and Hasselberg, 2006).…”

The social accident: A theoretical model and a research agenda for studying the influence of social and cultural characteristics on motor vehicle accidents

“…Various studies have found a relationship between driving violations, perceptions of risk, and accident involvement, on the one hand, and ethnic groups and socioeconomic conditions, on the other (Ferguson et al, 2002;Stiles and Grieshop, 1999;Vredenburgh and Cohen, 1995). In Arizona, for example, the fatality rate from road accidents differs among the different ethnic groups-Indian Americans were found to have the highest risk of dying in an auto accident (Outcalt et al, 2003).…”

Acculturation, Income, Education, Safety Belt Use, and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes in California

“…For instance, Yu et al (2002) suggested that less-acculturated Asian Americans are more likely to not wear a safety belt while driving. Although they did not make explicit references to acculturation, Stiles and Grieshop (1999) suggested that "cultural" differences may explain why native Mexicans working in the United Sates showed lower safety belt usage than their Mexican American counterparts. Unaccounted variation in acculturation among racial/ethnic groups may reduce the efficacy of some prevention programs aimed to decrease the incidence of fatal MVCs associated with safety belt nonuse.…”

“…Our knowledge comes from studies based on regional and/or self-reported measures of safety belt usage (e.g., Davis et al, 2002;Stiles & Grieshop, 1999). Such a lack of comprehensive data has contributed to the fragmented picture of the problem we have today.…”