CONTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL TO DEATHS IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN TAYSIDE

The number and relative proportions of deaths among drivers, passengers, and pedestrians in road traffic accidents related to alcohol were obtained in Tayside by cross matching police accident records with blood alcohol concentrations at necropsy. Of 71 alcohol-related deaths 30 were the drivers or (or motorcyclists) themselves, nine were their passengers, 23 were pedestrians with raised blood alcohol concentrations, and nine were innocent victims. The high blood alcohol concentrations of intoxicated drivers, passengers, and pedestrians which may point to alcoholism seem to suggest that publicity campaigns will be of little value in reducing the number of deaths in road traffic accidents related to alcohol. The time at which these accidents occurred was related to licensing hours and this should be taken into account when considering changes in licensing laws.

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• Corporate Authors:

  British Medical Association

  BMA House, Tavistock Square
  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Foster, G R
  • DUNBAR, J A
  • Whittet, D
  • Fernando, G C
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1430-32
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 296
  • Issue Number: 6634
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Laws; Licenses; Motorcyclists; Passengers; Pedestrians; Publicity; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488411
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM