ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG VEHICULAR OCCUPANTS INJURED IN CRASHES

Admission bllood alcohol levels (BAL) were obtained in 111 adult passenger/driver pairs injured in vehicular crashes. Drinking patterns were studied, including the influence of the sex of the occupants on alcohol consumption. Alcohol was not a factor in 44 of the crashes. In 48 of 62 crashes (77%), the driver was either the sole drinker or had a higher BAL than the passenger. In five crashes, the passenger was the only drinker. Female drivers were drinking 40% of the time, compared to 60% of male drivers. Overall, 77.4% of the drinking drivers had a BAL of greater than 100 mg/100 ml. When vehicular occupants were of the same sex, as opposed to both sexes, the drivers drank more frequently (62.9% vs. 43.9%). In 13 of 14 cases of a drinking male driver transporting a female passenger, the female passenger had not been drinking or had done so to a lesser degree. The data indicate that educational efforts should be directed at discouraging passengers from riding with drinking drivers. (Author/TRRL)

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  C for Study & Control of Alcohol & Other Addiction

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• Authors:
  • Soederstroem, C A
  • Arias, J D
  • Carson, S L
  • Cowley, R A
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 268-271
• Serial:
  • Alcoholism
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Center for Study & Control of Alcohol & Other Add
  • ISSN: 0002-502X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Crashes; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Education; Females; Human beings; Injuries; Males; Passengers; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Female drivers
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1772: Driver; 1787: Man; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395578
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM