THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, ONTARIO 1957-1983

In this study, 3 measures of alcohol involvement were selected: first, drinking drivers involved in fatal accidents was a direct measure; the second and third, single-vehicle fatal accidents and nighttime fatal accidents, were surrogate measures. Also 3 corresponding measures of fatal accidents not involving alcohol were chosen to control for general road safety trends. The results of regression analyses indicated that both per capita consumtpion and general road safety trends were significant contributors to all 3 measures of alcohol-involved fatalities. These and other recent data suggest that any effort to prevent alcohol-related problems such as liver cirrhosis through control of per capita consumption will also have a beneficial impact on alcohol-related accidents.

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• Authors:
  • Mann, R E
  • ANGLIN, L
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 441-446
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Diseases and medical conditions; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Night; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491104
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM