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 asprin.

• Corporate Authors:

  VICTORIA POLICE

  ST KILDA ROAD
  MELBOURNE, VICTORIA  Australia  3004
• Authors:
  • Hendtlass, J
• Publication Date: 1985-12

Media Info

• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Drugs; Fatalities; Highway safety; Pedestrians; Single vehicle crashes
• Geographic Terms: Melbourne (Australia)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495911
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: CR 41, HS-039 920
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM