Table 1 Emergency department visit, hospital admissions and mortality rate ratios before and after the introduction of the new road code (30 June 2003, Italy, Lazio 2001–4).
| Before point system | After point system | RR post v pre | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/Jul/2001– 30/Jun/2003 | Person‐years | 1/Jul/2003– 30/Jun/2004 | Person‐years | |||
| RTA emergency department visits | ||||||
| Overall | 164 323 | 10 291 610 | 72 787 | 5 145 805 | 0.88 | 0.87 to 0.89 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 96 202 | 4 932 056 | 42 972 | 2 466 028 | 0.89 | 0.88 to 0.90 |
| Females | 68 121 | 5 359 554 | 29 815 | 2 679 777 | 0.87 | 0.86 to 0.89 |
| Age groups (years) | ||||||
| 0–4 | 1939 | 460 280 | 645 | 230 140 | 0.66 | 0.61 to 0.73 |
| 5–14 | 9601 | 967 956 | 3315 | 483 978 | 0.69 | 0.66 to 0.72 |
| 15–29 | 63 815 | 1 812 524 | 27 959 | 906 262 | 0.87 | 0.86 to 0.89 |
| 30–64 | 75 219 | 5 153 634 | 35 077 | 2 576 817 | 0.93 | 0.92 to 0.94 |
| >65 | 13 749 | 1 897 216 | 5791 | 948 608 | 0.84 | 0.82 to 0.87 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| City of Rome | 76 735 | 5 185 350 | 35 994 | 2 592 675 | 0.94 | 0.93 to 0.95 |
| Outside Rome | 87 588 | 5 106 260 | 36 793 | 2 553 130 | 0.84 | 0.83 to 0.85 |
| RTA hospital admissions | ||||||
| Overall | 11 960 | 10 291 610 | 5035 | 5 145 805 | 0.84 | 0.81 to 0.87 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 7681 | 4 932 056 | 3371 | 2 466 028 | 0.88 | 0.84 to 0.91 |
| Females | 4279 | 5 359 554 | 1664 | 2 679 777 | 0.77 | 0.73 to 0.82 |
| Age groups (years) | ||||||
| 0–4 | 150 | 460 280 | 51 | 230 140 | 0.68 | 0.49 to 0.93 |
| 5–14 | 711 | 967 956 | 283 | 483 978 | 0.79 | 0.69 to 0.91 |
| 15–29 | 4353 | 1 812 524 | 1747 | 906 262 | 0.80 | 0.76 to 0.85 |
| 30–64 | 4671 | 5 153 634 | 2118 | 2 576 817 | 0.91 | 0.86 to 0.95 |
| >65 | 2075 | 1 897 216 | 836 | 948 608 | 0.81 | 0.74 to 0.87 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| City of Rome | 4577 | 5 185 350 | 2113 | 2 592 675 | 0.92 | 0.88 to 0.97 |
| Outside Rome | 7383 | 5 106 260 | 2922 | 2 553 130 | 0.79 | 0.76 to 0.83 |
| RTA deaths | ||||||
| Overall | 1046 | 10 291 610 | 503 | 5 145 805 | 0.96 | 0.86 to 1.07 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 862 | 4 932 056 | 398 | 2 466 028 | 0.92 | 0.82 to 1.04 |
| Females | 184 | 5 359 554 | 105 | 2 679 777 | 1.14 | 0.89 to 1.45 |
| Age groups (years) | ||||||
| 0–4 | 5 | 460 280 | 2 | 230 140 | 0.80 | 0.15 to 4.12 |
| 5–14 | 8 | 967 956 | 8 | 483 978 | 2.00 | 0.75 to 5.33 |
| 15–29 | 321 | 1 812 524 | 147 | 906 262 | 0.91 | 0.75 to 1.11 |
| 30–64 | 429 | 5 153 634 | 203 | 2 576 817 | 0.95 | 0.80 to 1.12 |
| >65 | 283 | 1 897 216 | 143 | 948 608 | 1.01 | 0.82 to 1.24 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| City of Rome | 477 | 5 185 350 | 210 | 2 592 675 | 0.88 | 0.74 to 1.03 |
| Outside Rome | 569 | 5 106 260 | 293 | 2 553 130 | 1.03 | 0.89 to 1.19 |
RTA, road traffic accident.