DRINKING AND DRIVING: ALCOHOL ASSOCIATION WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

An analysis of drink- driving research methods and findings with reference to traffic accidents is presented. This analysis is used to challenge some of the conclusions about drinking and driving that have gained wide currency in Australia and New Zealand. The growing acceptance of Scandinavian-type laws is critically evaluated. The demand to "criminalize" drink-driving offences is rejected. The reduction of death and damage from traffic accidents is presented as the real problem, not the drinking and driving of the population at large. (Author/TRRL)

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  Australian Council of Social Service

  149 Castlereagh Street
  Sydney, New South Wales,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Stacey, B G
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 2-17
• Serial:
  • Australian Journal of Social Issues
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Australian Council of Social Service
  • ISSN: 0004-9557

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash severity; Crashes; Crimes; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Evaluation and assessment; Fatalities; Injuries; Intoxication; Legislation; Loss and damage; Methodology; Penalties; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 8006: Australia; 9003: Cause; 1614: Damage; 9009: Decrease; 2231: Drunkenness; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 9102: Method; 8079: New Zealand; 1516: Offence
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381049
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM