DRINK DRIVING FATALITIES AND CASUALTIES IN VICTORIA

Several drink driving countermeasures have been introduced in Victoria which, if successful, would reduce the numbers of accident victims with greater than the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC). This research examines the matched accident and BAC data and concludes that, with the exception of female drivers and motorcycle fatalities, there has been a decline in the number of alcohol affected accident casualties.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria Road Safety and Traffic Authority, Australia

  854 Glenferrie Road
  Hawthorne, Victoria  Australia  3122
• Authors:
  • Harrison, W A
• Publication Date: 1986-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Countermeasures; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Highway safety; Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• ISBN: 0-7241-5639-9
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 871
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM