Motorized Two-Wheeled Vehicles Contribute Disproportionately to the Increase in Pandemic-Period Road Traffic Fatalities in New York State.

ABSTRACT: Background: New York State, like many other states, experienced a significant increase in road traffic deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic that is not fully understood. Our earlier work using the Safe System framework suggests a shift in the distribution of vehicle types that may have contributed to this phenomenon. Methods: To further investigate this, variables from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) were mapped onto the Safe System framework and used to examine factors associated with motorized two- and three-wheeled vehicle deaths. Two time periods were examined: pre-pandemic (1 April 2017-31 December 2019, n = 428) and the COVID-19 pandemic era (1 April 2020-31 December 2022, n = 600). A buffer pandemic transition period (1 January 2020-31 March

SUBMITTER: Pressley JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732951 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature