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Effect of Periodic Vehicle Inspection on Road Crashes and Injuries: A Systematic Review

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  • Luis Miguel Martín-delosReyes

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain
    Doctorate Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Pablo Lardelli-Claret

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain
    Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain)

  • Laura García-Cuerva

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain)

  • Mario Rivera-Izquierdo

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain
    Doctorate Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
    Department of Teaching and Research in Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain)

  • Eladio Jiménez-Mejías

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain
    Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
    Department of Teaching and Research in Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain)

  • Virginia Martínez-Ruiz

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Avenida de la Investigación 11, Edificio A, 8ª planta, 18016 Granada, Spain
    Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

This systematic review was conducted to determine the effect of periodic motor vehicle inspections on road crashes and injuries, compared to less exposure to periodic inspections or no inspections. The Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were used to search the literature. Ecological studies were specifically excluded. A reverse search of the results with these databases and of other identified narrative reviews was also performed. Of the 5065 unique references initially extracted, only six of them met the inclusion criteria and were selected for review: one experimental study, two cohort studies with an internal comparison group, two cohort studies without a comparison group, and one case–control study. Two authors independently extracted the information and assessed the quality of each study. Due to the heterogeneity of the designs and the intervention or comparison groups used, quantitative synthesis of the results was not attempted. Except for the case–control study, which showed a significant association between road crashes and the absence of a valid vehicle inspection certificate, the other studies showed either a small reduction in crash rates (around 9%), no association, or a higher crash rate in vehicles with more inspections. In all observational studies, the risk of residual confounding bias was significant and could have explained the results. Therefore, although the research reviewed here suggests that periodic inspection may be associated with a slight reduction in road crashes, the marked heterogeneity along with probable residual confounding in most reports prevented us from establishing causality for this association.

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  • Luis Miguel Martín-delosReyes & Pablo Lardelli-Claret & Laura García-Cuerva & Mario Rivera-Izquierdo & Eladio Jiménez-Mejías & Virginia Martínez-Ruiz, 2021. "Effect of Periodic Vehicle Inspection on Road Crashes and Injuries: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-9, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:12:p:6476-:d:575393
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    1. Đorđe Vranješ & Bojan Marić & Tihomir Đurić & Goran Jovanov & Jovica Vasiljević & Nemanja Jovanov & Dunja Radović Stojčić, 2022. "Model for Sustainable Evaluation of the Impact of the Total Number of Centers for Technical Inspections of Motor Vehicles on the Occurrence and Consequences of Traffic Accidents in an Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-13, July.
    2. Luis Miguel Martín-delosReyes & Virginia Martínez-Ruiz & Mario Rivera-Izquierdo & José Pulido-Manzanero & Eladio Jiménez-Mejías & Pablo Lardelli-Claret, 2021. "Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Driving a Vehicle with Timed-Out Inspection Certificate in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-8, December.
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