ALCOHOL-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES AMONG YOUNG DRIVERS--UNITED STATES

This article gives a brief analysis of the 1981 accident statistics from the Fatal Accident Reporting System, with attention drawn to young drivers under the influence of alcohol. In 1981, 4,738 young drivers under the influence of alcohol were killed, and 9,310 persons died in accidents involving these young drivers. Analysis shows young drivers with known alcohol involvement were 49% more likely to be killed than those with zero or unknown alcohol involvement. Tables are presented showing (1) Fatal single vehicle accidents by age of driver and alcohol involvement, in the United States in 1981 and (2) Crude death rates for highway accident fatalities by age groups and by single years of age for 16 to 24 year olds in the United States, 1977-1981.

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  US Center for Disease Control

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  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Publication Date: 1982-12-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 641-644
• Serial:
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 48
  • Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
  • ISSN: 0149-2195
  • EISSN: 1545-861x
  • Serial URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Solids; Statistics; Suspensions (Chemistry); Teenage drivers
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Death rate; Suspended solids
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386523
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 157
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM