A THREE-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF REARRESTS FOR DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

Fifty drunken drivers and 50 drivers with high blood drug concentrations arrested during the first four months of 1983 were selected for a study of rearrests for driving under influence of alcohol or drugs. Of the drugged drivers selected, 32 had been driving with high blood concentrations of diazepam. 50% of these drivers were rearrested during the subsequent three years. The rearrest rate was low (6%) among those who had been driving with high blood concentrations of amphetamine or THC. Among the drunken drivers arrested (BAC greater than 0.05%), the rearrest rate was 20%. The drivers were mostly rearrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • GJERDE, H
  • Bjoerneboe, A
  • Bjoerneboe, GEA
  • Bugge, A
  • Drevon, C A
  • MOERLAND, J
• Publication Date: 1988-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 53-57
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Drugs; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Recidivism
• ITRD Terms: 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 8084: Norway; 1519: Recidivist
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470182
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM