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'''Vehicular suicide''' is the use of a motor vehicle to intentionally cause one's own [[death]]. |
'''Vehicular suicide''' is the use of a motor vehicle to intentionally cause one's own [[death]]. |
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==Suffocation== |
==Suffocation== |
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[[Suicide]] by [[carbon monoxide poisoning]] may be attempted by running the engine in an enclosed garage, or by piping the [[exhaust gas]] into the driver's compartment with a hose, but [[catalytic converter]]s required for [[air quality index|air quality]] regulations eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Vossberg B, Skolnick J | title=The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report | journal=Chest | year=1999 | pages=580–1 | volume=115 | issue=2 | pmid=10027464 | doi=10.1378/chest.115.2.580| s2cid=34394596 |
[[Suicide]] by [[carbon monoxide poisoning]] may be attempted by running the engine in an enclosed garage, or by piping the [[exhaust gas]] into the driver's compartment with a hose, but [[catalytic converter]]s required for [[air quality index|air quality]] regulations eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Vossberg B, Skolnick J | title=The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report | journal=Chest | year=1999 | pages=580–1 | volume=115 | issue=2 | pmid=10027464 | doi=10.1378/chest.115.2.580| s2cid=34394596 }}</ref> |
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==Traffic collisions== |
==Traffic collisions== |
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Intentional [[traffic collision]]s may be a chosen method of suicide where [[speed limit]]s are high enough to produce fatal [[deceleration]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carroll |first1=Linda J. |last2=Rothe |first2=Peter |year=2014 |title=Viewing Vehicular Violence through a Wide Angle Lens: Contributing Factors and a Proposed Framework |journal=[[Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice]] |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=149–166 |publisher=[[University of Toronto Press]] |doi=10.3138/cjccj.2014.ES01 |s2cid=145513013 }}</ref> Modern cars have high rates of acceleration and can easily reach very high speeds in short distances, while most cannot protect occupants in frontal impact collisions exceeding {{cvt|70|km}} per hour.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peden |first1=Margie |last2=Scurfield |first2=Richard |last3=Sleet |first3=David |last4=Mohan |first4=Dinesh |last5=Hyder |first5=Adnan A. |last6=Jarawan |first6=Eva |last7=Mathers |first7=Colin |title =World report on road traffic injury prevention |publisher =[[World Health Organization]] |date =2004 |location =Geneva |pages =7,11&76 |isbn =92-4-156260-9}}</ref> Motor vehicles are ideal self-injurious or self-destructive instruments for persons intent upon camouflaging their suicidal motivation from others, because widespread use of the word [[accident]] implies traffic collisions are unintentional,<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Selzer | first1 = M. L. | last2 = Payne | first2 = C. E. | year = 1992 | title = Automobile accidents, suicide, and unconscious motivation | doi = 10.1176/ajp.119.3.237 | journal = American Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 119 | issue = 3|pmid=13910542 | pages = 237–40 [239]| s2cid = 46631419 |
Intentional [[traffic collision]]s may be a chosen method of suicide where [[speed limit]]s are high enough to produce fatal [[deceleration]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carroll |first1=Linda J. |last2=Rothe |first2=Peter |year=2014 |title=Viewing Vehicular Violence through a Wide Angle Lens: Contributing Factors and a Proposed Framework |journal=[[Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice]] |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=149–166 |publisher=[[University of Toronto Press]] |doi=10.3138/cjccj.2014.ES01 |s2cid=145513013 }}</ref> Modern cars have high rates of acceleration and can easily reach very high speeds in short distances, while most cannot protect occupants in frontal impact collisions exceeding {{cvt|70|km}} per hour.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peden |first1=Margie |last2=Scurfield |first2=Richard |last3=Sleet |first3=David |last4=Mohan |first4=Dinesh |last5=Hyder |first5=Adnan A. |last6=Jarawan |first6=Eva |last7=Mathers |first7=Colin |title =World report on road traffic injury prevention |publisher =[[World Health Organization]] |date =2004 |location =Geneva |pages =7,11&76 |isbn =92-4-156260-9}}</ref> Motor vehicles are ideal self-injurious or self-destructive instruments for persons intent upon camouflaging their suicidal motivation from others, because widespread use of the word [[accident]] implies traffic collisions are unintentional,<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Selzer | first1 = M. L. | last2 = Payne | first2 = C. E. | year = 1992 | title = Automobile accidents, suicide, and unconscious motivation | doi = 10.1176/ajp.119.3.237 | journal = American Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 119 | issue = 3|pmid=13910542 | pages = 237–40 [239]| s2cid = 46631419 }}</ref> and because traffic collisions are already so frequent. The percentage of suicides among the tens of thousands of people killed annually in United States traffic collisions<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/overview/key_data.html |title=Key Injury and Violence Data |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |access-date=21 July 2020 }}</ref> is unknown because suicides are often misclassified as accidents if no suicide note is found.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peck |first1=DL |last2=Warner |first2=K |title=Accident or suicide? Single-vehicle car accidents and the intent hypothesis. |journal=Adolescence |date=1995 |volume=30 |issue=118 |pages=463–72 |pmid=7676880 }}</ref> Considering the large number of suicides by other methods, it would be remarkable if vehicles were less used as a convenient method of self-destruction avoiding insurance and religious complications.<ref name=sss>{{cite web |url=https://www.scienceservingsociety.com/ts/text/ch09.htm |title=Driver behavior |last=Evans |first=Leonard |publisher=Science Serving Society |access-date=23 September 2020 }}</ref> |
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The probability and severity of traffic collisions may be increased by suicidal behaviors including [[drunk driving]] and [[speeding]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crisiscenter.com/what-we-do/suicide-prevention-services/ |title=Suicide Warning Signs and Symptoms |publisher=[[Crisis Center of Tampa Bay]] |access-date=23 September 2020 }}</ref> These risky driving behaviors are associated with [[Depression (mood)|depression]] as contributing factors to vehicular suicide.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arnau-Sabatés |first1=L. |last2=Sala-Roca |first2=J. |last3=Jariot-Garcia |first3=M. |year=2012 |title=Emotional abilities as predictors of risky driving behavior among a cohort of middle aged drivers |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |volume=45 |pages=818–825 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.021 |pmid=22269574 |url=http://ddd.uab.cat/record/132027 }}</ref> Impact velocity may be maximized by exceeding speed limits or by maneuvering into a [[head-on collision]] with a heavier and less maneuverable vehicle like a [[bus]] or [[semi-trailer truck]]. Crash investigators found head-on collisions with heavier vehicles were a suicide method more common than the single vehicle crashes sometimes assumed to be more typical. These suicidal collisions may kill or injure others.<ref name=sss/> |
The probability and severity of traffic collisions may be increased by suicidal behaviors including [[drunk driving]] and [[speeding]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crisiscenter.com/what-we-do/suicide-prevention-services/ |title=Suicide Warning Signs and Symptoms |publisher=[[Crisis Center of Tampa Bay]] |access-date=23 September 2020 }}</ref> These risky driving behaviors are associated with [[Depression (mood)|depression]] as contributing factors to vehicular suicide.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arnau-Sabatés |first1=L. |last2=Sala-Roca |first2=J. |last3=Jariot-Garcia |first3=M. |year=2012 |title=Emotional abilities as predictors of risky driving behavior among a cohort of middle aged drivers |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |volume=45 |pages=818–825 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.021 |pmid=22269574 |url=http://ddd.uab.cat/record/132027 }}</ref> Impact velocity may be maximized by exceeding speed limits or by maneuvering into a [[head-on collision]] with a heavier and less maneuverable vehicle like a [[bus]] or [[semi-trailer truck]]. Crash investigators found head-on collisions with heavier vehicles were a suicide method more common than the single vehicle crashes sometimes assumed to be more typical. These suicidal collisions may kill or injure others.<ref name=sss/> |
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Understanding the fraction of traffic fatalities attributable to suicide is important because many [[traffic safety]] measures are unlikely to influence suicides. Unmeasured suicides in [[empirical data]] used to evaluate traffic safety measures will result in systematic underestimation of effectiveness for non-suicidal road users.<ref name=sss/> |
Understanding the fraction of traffic fatalities attributable to suicide is important because many [[traffic safety]] measures are unlikely to influence suicides. Unmeasured suicides in [[empirical data]] used to evaluate traffic safety measures will result in systematic underestimation of effectiveness for non-suicidal road users.<ref name=sss/> |
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People can also stand or walk in front of oncoming traffic. |
People can also stand or walk in front of oncoming traffic; this is different from [[Insurance fraud#Staged collisions|insurance fraud]] as the person in question is trying to intentionally cause fatal bodily injuries to themselves. |
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==See also== |
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It may be difficult to determine if collisions like these were motivated by suicide.
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Vehicular suicide is the use of a motor vehicle to intentionally cause one's own death.
Suffocation
[edit]Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning may be attempted by running the engine in an enclosed garage, or by piping the exhaust gas into the driver's compartment with a hose, but catalytic converters required for air quality regulations eliminate over 99% of carbon monoxide produced.[1]
Traffic collisions
[edit]Intentional traffic collisions may be a chosen method of suicide where speed limits are high enough to produce fatal deceleration.[2] Modern cars have high rates of acceleration and can easily reach very high speeds in short distances, while most cannot protect occupants in frontal impact collisions exceeding 70 km (43 mi) per hour.[3] Motor vehicles are ideal self-injurious or self-destructive instruments for persons intent upon camouflaging their suicidal motivation from others, because widespread use of the word accident implies traffic collisions are unintentional,[4] and because traffic collisions are already so frequent. The percentage of suicides among the tens of thousands of people killed annually in United States traffic collisions[5] is unknown because suicides are often misclassified as accidents if no suicide note is found.[6] Considering the large number of suicides by other methods, it would be remarkable if vehicles were less used as a convenient method of self-destruction avoiding insurance and religious complications.[7]
The probability and severity of traffic collisions may be increased by suicidal behaviors including drunk driving and speeding.[8] These risky driving behaviors are associated with depression as contributing factors to vehicular suicide.[9] Impact velocity may be maximized by exceeding speed limits or by maneuvering into a head-on collision with a heavier and less maneuverable vehicle like a bus or semi-trailer truck. Crash investigators found head-on collisions with heavier vehicles were a suicide method more common than the single vehicle crashes sometimes assumed to be more typical. These suicidal collisions may kill or injure others.[7]
Implications
[edit]Aside from use for premeditated suicides, as commuters spend more time driving, vehicles may be available at the instant of a momentary and temporary impulse towards self-destruction fueled by road rage. Suicides comprise nearly two-thirds of the 33,000 annual gun deaths in the United States.[10] Motor vehicles remain widely available while gun control reduces access to firearms. The percentage of traffic fatalities which are suicides appears to be increasing with time.[7]
Understanding the fraction of traffic fatalities attributable to suicide is important because many traffic safety measures are unlikely to influence suicides. Unmeasured suicides in empirical data used to evaluate traffic safety measures will result in systematic underestimation of effectiveness for non-suicidal road users.[7]
People can also stand or walk in front of oncoming traffic; this is different from insurance fraud as the person in question is trying to intentionally cause fatal bodily injuries to themselves.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vossberg B, Skolnick J (1999). "The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report". Chest. 115 (2): 580–1. doi:10.1378/chest.115.2.580. PMID 10027464. S2CID 34394596.
- ^ Carroll, Linda J.; Rothe, Peter (2014). "Viewing Vehicular Violence through a Wide Angle Lens: Contributing Factors and a Proposed Framework". Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 56 (2). University of Toronto Press: 149–166. doi:10.3138/cjccj.2014.ES01. S2CID 145513013.
- ^ Peden, Margie; Scurfield, Richard; Sleet, David; Mohan, Dinesh; Hyder, Adnan A.; Jarawan, Eva; Mathers, Colin (2004). World report on road traffic injury prevention. Geneva: World Health Organization. pp. 7, 11&76. ISBN 92-4-156260-9.
- ^ Selzer, M. L.; Payne, C. E. (1992). "Automobile accidents, suicide, and unconscious motivation". American Journal of Psychiatry. 119 (3): 237–40 [239]. doi:10.1176/ajp.119.3.237. PMID 13910542. S2CID 46631419.
- ^ "Key Injury and Violence Data". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Peck, DL; Warner, K (1995). "Accident or suicide? Single-vehicle car accidents and the intent hypothesis". Adolescence. 30 (118): 463–72. PMID 7676880.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Leonard. "Driver behavior". Science Serving Society. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Suicide Warning Signs and Symptoms". Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Arnau-Sabatés, L.; Sala-Roca, J.; Jariot-Garcia, M. (2012). "Emotional abilities as predictors of risky driving behavior among a cohort of middle aged drivers". Accident Analysis & Prevention. 45: 818–825. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.021. PMID 22269574.
- ^ Casselman, Ben; Conlen, Matthew; Fischer-Baum, Reuben. "Gun Deaths". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 23 September 2020.