Association of Rideshare Use With Alcohol-Associated Motor Vehicle Crash Trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are an important public health concern. Recent trends suggest that introducing rideshare services has decreased the incidence of MVCs. However, detailed analyses linking rideshare volume, convictions for impaired driving, and nonfatal MVC traumas remain inconclusive.

Objective

To determine if there is an association between rideshare use and MVC traumas and convictions for impaired driving in Houston, Texas.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study was conducted between January 2007 and November 2019 with hospital data from the Red Duke Trauma Institute within the Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center and Ben Taub General Hospital. Rideshare data from Uber and Google covered trips taken within Hou

SUBMITTER: Conner CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8190695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature