DRUG INVOLVEMENT IN FATAL CRASHES IN MELBOURNE

Information about drug use was collected from drivers and pedestrians involved in road crashes in Melbourne in which a driver or pedestrian was killed. This involved analysis of body fluid from 191 fatalities combined with other information about drug use from police files. 44% had used drugs other than alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. Among fatalities, 55% of drivers or riders in single vehicle crashes, 77% of drivers or riders in multivehicle crashes and 61% of pedestrians had used drugs. Cannabis was the most frequently detected drug other than alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine, followed by aspirin. The report was prepared for Victoria Police Department.

• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Office of Road Safety

  470 Northbourne Avenue
  Dickson, A.C.T. 2602,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Hentlass, J
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Pagination: 196 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Drugs; Fatalities; Marijuana; Pedestrians
• Old TRIS Terms: Canabis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476715
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CR41
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 31 1988 12:00AM