MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS AND ALCOHOL. A SURVEY OF FATALITIES IN THE CAPE PENINSULA

Autopsy was performed on a total of 48 motorcycle accident victims (39 riders and 9 passengers) in Cape Town during 1982. Thirty-nine (81%) were under 30 years of age, while 61,3% of the riders tested were found to have alcohol in their blood, 42% having a blood alcohol level of more than 0,10 g/dl.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Medical Association of South Africa

  P.O. Box 643
  Cape Town 8000,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Fosseus, C G
• Publication Date: 1983-7-30

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 159-160
• Serial:
  • South African Medical Journal
  • Volume: 64
  • Publisher: Medical Association of South Africa
  • ISSN: 0256-9574
  • EISSN: 2078-5135
  • Serial URL: http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Alcohol abuse; Autopsies; Blood alcohol levels; Crash victims; Data collection; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver age
• Old TRIS Terms: Post mortem
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 329
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM