SPECIAL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION STUDIES: THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL/DRUG INVOLVEMENT
A TOTAL OF 50 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING A FATALITY DURING AN 8- MONTH PERIOD IN THE BOSTON ASAP AREA WERE INVESTIGATED. A HUMAN FACTORS INDEX (HFI) WAS DETERMINED VIA INTERVIEWS, RECORDS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES ON EACH DRIVER DESIGNATED TO BE "AT-FAULT" IN THE ACCIDENT. A HYPOTHETICAL "MODAL" OPERATOR IS DESCRIBED BASED UPON THE ENTIRE SAMPLE. RESULTS DISCUSSED INCLUDE: 42% OF THE FOCAL OPERATORS WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH; 60% OF THE FOCAL OPERATORS INDICATED CHRONIC RISK TAKING BEHAVIORS; 62% OF THE ALCOHOL INVOLVED OPERATORS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE "PROBLEM DRINKERS." IMPLICATIONS POINTED TO NEW AREAS OF POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA FOR THE BOSTON ASAP. A PROPOSED TWO-YEAR CONTINUATION OF THE STUDY IS DESCRIBED. /HSRI/
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Corporate Authors:
Boston University
Accident Research Team
Boston, MA 02118National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Sterling-Smith, R S
- Fell, J C
- Publication Date: 1972-10-19
Media Info
- Features: Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 21 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohols; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Drugs; Hazards; Risk assessment
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224161
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM