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Table 2 Odds ratiosa for risk factors commonly associated with fatal crashes occurring with adverse weather conditions

From: Adverse weather conditions and fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States, 1994-2012

 

Male driver

Alcohol involvement

Drug involvement

No restraint use

Speeding reported

Urban road

Poor driving record

Highway

Poor light condition

All adverse conditions

1.16

0.83

0.74

0.93

0.96

0.84

1.01

1.10

1.11

(1.15, 1.17)

(0.82, 0.84)

(0.71, 0.78)

(0.92, 0.94)

(0.93, 0.98)

(0.83, 0.86)

(1.00, 1.02)

(1.09, 1.10)

(1.09, 1.13)

Rain or wet conditions

1.11

0.90

0.87

0.95

0.97

0.99

1.02

1.07

1.08

(1.09, 1.13)

(0.89, 0.91)

(0.84, 0.90)

(0.94, 0.96)

(0.95, 0.99)

(0.97, 1.00)

(1.01, 1.03)

(1.07, 1.08)

(1.06, 1.10)

Snow or icy conditions

1.20

0.57

0.42

0.85

0.89

0.45

0.97

1.18

1.19

(1.18, 1.21)

(0.55, 0.59)

(0.37, 0.47)

(0.83, 0.87)

(0.82, 0.96)

(0.44, 0.47)

(0.96, 0.99)

(1.17, 1.19)

(1.17, 1.22)

  1. aEach odds ratio is the odds of the risk factor being reported in a crash which happened during adverse weather conditions divided by the odds of the risk factor occurring when no adverse weather conditions are reported