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Abstract
Questionnaires about the effects of accidents on subsequent driving behaviour were
sent to 869 people admitted consecutively to a general hospital as a result of involvement
in road traffic accidents 4–6 years previously. There were 418 (48 per cent) replies,
67 per cent of delivered questionnaires. One-fifth of the motorcyclists had stopped
using a motorcycle. Nearly one-half the motorcyclists and vehicle drivers reported
that they now drove more slowly and that they were more cautious. A considerable proportion
of replies described emotional distress, avoidance and limitation of activities. Lack
of confidence in driving was common immediately after the accident. After 4–6 years,
one-third of respondents reported that they still suffered specific anxiety about
the place of the accident and about situations similar to the accident. Many people
were anxious about being passengers. The findings have implications for road safety,
for the recognition and management of a common, and often disabling, clinical problem,
and for the assessment of disabilities in medical reports for compensation proceedings.
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Accepted:
February 18,
1991
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© 1991 Published by Elsevier Inc.
