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Unsafe driving behaviour and four wheel drive vehicles: observational study

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38848.627731.2F (Published 06 July 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:71

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Larger study required?

I found the item interesting, but still leaving some basic questions:
Has there been a comparative study of ALL large/luxury car drivers as a
sub group?
Why were the commercial vehicle groups not included?
Both large car drivers and commercial vehicle drivers break these laws,
often with much larger, and therefore if we follow the authors logic much
more dangerous vehicles.
Having been on a coach recently where the driver when not talking on his
hand-held phone was texting with it, this would seem to be a very tailored
study to achieve a desired outcome?

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24 June 2006
Niel J.P. Fagan
Sup't.
Uni of Soton, so17 1bj