ABSTRACT

Road safety is one of the world’s greatest public health challenges, with more than 3,500 deaths on the roads each day and estimated 50 million injuries annually (World Health Organization, 2021). This study explores the relationship between professional sporting events and vehicular crashes by examining crash data, game times, and venues using longitudinal data from Cleveland, Ohio (2017–2019). We employ two multivariate modeling analyses and spatial statistical techniques to examine the extent to which sporting events are related to car crashes before, during, and after events and the spatial relationship between where the venues are located and the number of crashes. The temporal analyses (n = 28,260) show that crashes with damage reported a significant increase, particularly after the more attended NFL games. Meanwhile, a spatial analysis (n=741) shows that the location of the sports venue also demonstrates associations with the number of crashes, while the significance varies across spatial distances. From a scholarly perspective, our study identifies the relationship between sports events and car crashes nearby sports venues, which adds to the broader literature on vehicular crashes and society. Practically, addressing this relationship can provide a concise strategy for both the public and private sectors to reduce car crashes.

摘要

道路安全是世界上最大的公共卫生挑战之一，每天有超过 3,500 人在道路上死亡，估计每年有 5,000 万人受伤（世界卫生组织，2021 年）。本研究通过使用俄亥俄州克利夫兰（2017-2019）的纵向数据检查碰撞数据、比赛时间和场地，探讨了职业体育赛事与车辆碰撞事故之间的关系。我们采用两种多元建模分析和空间统计技术来研究体育赛事与赛事前、赛中和赛后车祸的相关程度，以及场馆所在位置与车祸数量之间的空间关系。时间分析 (n = 28,260) 显示，造成损坏的撞车事故显着增加，特别是在 NFL 比赛结束后。同时，空间分析（n = 741）表明，体育场馆的位置也与碰撞次数相关，但其重要性随空间距离的不同而变化。从学术角度来看，我们的研究确定了体育赛事与体育场馆附近车祸之间的关系，这增加了有关车祸和社会的更广泛的文献。实际上，解决这种关系可以为公共和私营部门提供减少车祸的简明策略。