The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of independent tourist involvement in automobile collisions. Based on a literature review and examination of national studies and data in the U.S., observations regarding the nature of tourist travel by automobile and tourist exposure to collisions will be made. Different hypotheses regarding tourist driving behaviour will be formulated. Are tourists more risky than other drivers? Are they more likely to be involved in certain types of collisions? Or are they more likely to operate certain types of vehicles? Empirical analyses of tourist involvement in collisions in Hawaii will be undertaken. Hawaii is an excellent place to study tourist involvement in collisions because of its world wide reputation as a tourist destination and because of the availability of comprehensive collision data. What lessons have been learned from Hawaii and other high volume tourist destinations? The topic is of global significance both because of the rise in tourism and because of numerous geopolitical developments which enhanced international travel. (A) (This paper is not included in the conference proceedings).
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