FEMALE DRINKING AND DRIVING: RECENT TRENDS IN NORTH CAROLINA

Data on driver licensing, driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrests, crashes, and fatalities in North Carolina from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s were analyzed to examine trends in drinking and driving by women. DWI arrest rates for women increased by 42.9% during that period, while rates for men decreased by 8.8%. The proportion of legally intoxicated drivers among women also increased. Women accounted for a growing proportion of alcohol-related crashes; their involvement in single-vehicle nighttime crashes also increased. A decrease was observed in male alcohol-related fatalities. It is predicted that these trends will continue. Implications for the design and implementation of education, deterrence, enforcement, and rehabilitation programs are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • POPKIN, C L
  • Rudisill, L C
  • Waller, P F
  • Geissinger, S B
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 219-225
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Driver rehabilitation; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Females; Night; Safety; Safety education; Single vehicle crashes; Traffic arrests; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrence; Rehabilitation
• Old TRIS Terms: Female drivers
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488401
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM