Journal article
Extreme environmental temperatures and motorcycle crashes: a time-series analysis
MJ Zare Sakhvidi, J Yang, D Mohammadi, H FallahZadeh, A Mehrparvar, M Stevenson, X Basagaña, A Gasparrini, P Dadvand
Environmental Science and Pollution Research | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2022
Abstract
Extreme temperature could affect traffic crashes by influencing road safety, vehicle performance, and drivers’ behavior and abilities. Studies evaluating the impacts of extreme temperatures on the risk of traffic crashes have mainly overlooked the potential role of vehicle air conditioners. The aim of this study, therefore, was to evaluate the effect of exposure to extreme cold and hot temperatures on seeking medical attention due to motorcycle crashes. The study was conducted in Iran by using medical attendance for motorcycle crashes from March 2011 to June 2017. Data on daily minimum, mean and maximum temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), wind velocity (km/h), and precipitation (mm/day)..
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Awarded by Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Funding Acknowledgements
Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. This project mainly was funded by the Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical sciences as a master thesis of Mr. D. Mohammadi. Dr. Gasparrini was supported by the Medical Research Council-UK (Grant IDs: MR/V034162/1 and MR/R013349/1) and the Natural Environment Research Council-UK (Grant ID: NE/R009384/1). Payam Dadvand is funded by a Ramon y Cajal fellowship (RYC-2012-10995) awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, and Finance and Mark Stevenson is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council fellowship (ID1136250). Jun Yang is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82003552), and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No. 2020A1414010168).