The 27th International Traffic World Association World Congress will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.
You can find all the information about the Congress on the website below.
https://itma27-jcts62.jp/en/itma/
Free link to open-access version is https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e105391.full
This study suggests a significant increased risk of a motor vehicle crash after a concussion that may justify a safety warning from clinicians.
It suggests current mitigating efforts are insufficient;
however, driving cessation may be unreasonable since the risk also extends to patients as pedestrians. Instead, clinicians might warn concussion patients to be cautious about prevailing motor vehicle crash risks along with standard anticoncussion campaigns.
In addition, effective care of symptoms might reduce risks after a concussion, such as treating headaches, insomnia, depression and substance misuse. Further strategies might include temporarily reducing traffic exposure by avoiding high-speed trips during adverse late-night hours. Ultimately, an awareness of traffic risk after a concussion may help protect the patient and the community.
Tokko, T., Eensoo, D., Harro, J. Driving Anger Dimensions As Predictors of Dangerous Situations in Traffic. In: Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence 2023, 1−21. Springer, Cham.
10.1007/978-3-030-98711-4_60-1.
Abstract
Occurrence of anger in vehicle drivers significantly reduces everyday traffic safety of all drivers, bikers, and pedestrians. Driving anger is related to anger as a trait, but is not prominently expressed in all subjects with high trait anger, and can occur in those who have lower trait anger scores, so it is somewhat specific to the traffic situation. Drivers with higher anger in traffic situation are more aggressive in their driving behavior, with increased risk for crash and injury for themselves and others. A variety of instruments, with somewhat different purposes, has been developed to measure and examine the emotional and behavioral profiles of angry drivers. Some intervention methods to reduce/prevent risk-taking behavior in traffic have aimed at anger-related constructs. This chapter gives an overview of the construct of driving anger, impulsivity, and resulting aggressiveness in traffic and elaborates on possible ways to change the anger experience and decrease the risk for crash and injury.
ITMA board‘s electronic board meeting ended the 5:th of February 2025. It was formally decided that our next world congress will take place in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2026. Dr Masahito Hitosugi will be acting congress president of this our 27:th world congress.
Jihong Zhou from Chongqing, China is ITMA:s new president, Lars Englund from Falun, Sweden is new president elect .
ITMA thanks Jack Szymanski for his long and fruitful term as president and he is now formally ITMA:s Immediate Past President
Why Clinicians Do Not Councel Patients for More Road Traffic Safety. Link to open-access version is <https://rdcu.be/d769K>
Clinicians rarely counsel patients about road traffic safety despite the substantial health risks and available methods for prevention. This article explains why. Specifically, the neglect may arise because road travel is not a conventional healthcare topic and safety counseling is an unfamiliar practice. Additional barriers include potential dissatisfaction from some patients and an absence of methods for monitoring adherence. Clinicians may be further hindered by inadequate motivation due to a lack of glamour or the risk of personal embarrassment. More obstacles arise from established agencies that already hold responsibilities and potential conflicts with larger cultural forces. These limitations suggest further progress might be modest and that alternative strategies may offer greater future promise for more traffic safety.
ITMA board will have an extra electronic board meeting in January 2025 where we will discuss a proposal from Japan to hold our next congress there in 2026. More information will come!