| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the intersectionality amongst motor vehicle fatal injury crashes by age, gender and race. Importance of examining this intersectionality is that in the future, a greater number of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclist and motorcyclist of different ethnicities will be interacting on our nations roadways as seen in the changing ethnic demographics projections (US Census, 2020). The research question was: “What are the differences in driver error, behavioral issue, mode of transportation and age groups fatal injury crashes by age, gender and race in the United States for years 2012 to 2016? Motor vehicle fatal injury crash data were obtained from Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The number of overall deaths data was obtained from Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database and the variables were created from Countermeasures that Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition (Richard, Magee, Bacon-Abdelmoteleb & Brown, 2018, USDOT, 2108 & CDC, 2020b).
Findings showed a significant difference in gender in five variables: driver error (speeding, p= .034); mode of transportation (bicycle, p = .003 and motorcycle, p = .000); and driver age groups (25 to 64, p = .022 and 65 plus, p = .013). A significant difference was found in race in the driver age group (15 to 20, p = .006).
Other findings included males of different ethnicities than White had the highest percentage in twelve of the thirteen variables. Native American males had the highest number of percentages in eight variables: driver error (alcohol involvement, speeding and distraction); behavioral issue (restraint not used); mode of transportation (pedestrian and class C vehicle); and driver age groups (25 to 64 and 65 plus). Latinos had the highest four variables: driver error (drowsy driving); mode of transportation (bicycle and motorcycle); and driver age group (21 to 24). White Males had the highest in one variable: driver age group (15 to 20). | en |
