Traffic mortality in Germany before, during and after reunification.

Author(s)
Winston, F.K. Menon, R. Moll, E.K. Arbogast, K.B. & Baker, S.P.
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Abstract

This paper examines the changes in motor vehicle occpant death rates (MVODRs) in East and West Germany after the reunification of Germany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the combination of sudden wealth, sudden access to cars, and a flood of new young drivers had disastrous effects on East Germans. While MVODRs decreased in West Germany, MVODRs in East Germany surged upward. Between 1989 and 1991, the death rate increased for all age groups but was greatest for 18-20 year olds (from 5 to 54 deaths/100,000) and 21-24 year olds (from 5 to 44/100,000). Fatality rates for other classes of road users did not show increases such as those for car occupants. (A)

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C 15348 (In: C 15331 S) /81 /83 / IRRD E203528
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In: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Barcelona (Sitges), Spain, September 20-21, 1999, p. 239-250, 11 ref.

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