The need for speed: observational study of physician driving behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether fast driving, luxury car ownership, and leniency by police officers differ across medical specialties.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

Florida, USA.

Participants

5372 physicians and a sample of 19 639 non-physicians issued a ticket for speeding during 2004-17.

Main outcome measures

Observed rates of extreme speeding (defined as driving >20 mph above the speed limit), luxury car ownership, and leniency of the speeding ticket by police officers, by physician specialty, after adjustment for age and sex.

Results

The sample included 5372 physicians who received 14 560 speeding tickets. The proportion of drivers who were reported driving at speeds greater than 20 mph was similar between physicians and a sample of 19 63

SUBMITTER: Zimerman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7191945 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature