WHO ARE THE DRINKING DRIVERS? THE SPECTRUM OF DRINKING DRIVERS REVISITED

The author divides drinking drivers into three subcategories: "The Quick". drinking drivers who have never been arrested; "The Caught", those motorists arrested and convicted of DUI; "The Dead", fatalities with positive BACs. These three subcategories are examined in relation to changes in labeling of alcohol-impaired drivers, increasingly precise differentiation between types of drinking drivers, literature on non-roadside surveys, and relevant case/control or non-case/control studies of roadside surveys. Emphasizing that the population of drinking drivers exists along a continuum, the author criticizes the dichotomous aspect of BAC legal thresholds used as gauge for "safe" driving. He also evaluates the efficacy and results of such programs and studies as ASAP, the Mortimer-Filkins questionnaire, multivariate analysis, data sources (including official records, roadside research surveys and personal interviews), and specific studies, both comparative and isolated, on the three subcategories of drinking drivers.

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  US National Inst on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

  P.O. Box 2345
  Rockville, MD  United States  20852
• Authors:
  • PERRINE, MWB
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 26-35
• Serial:
  • Alcohol Health and Research World
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: US National Inst on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  • ISSN: 0090-838X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use; Alcoholism; Blood alcohol levels; Data collection; Driver education; Driver information systems; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Impaired drivers; Law enforcement; Safety programs; Surveys; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Treatment programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs; Driver impairment; Roadside information
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601060
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM