EFFECTS OF COUNTY-LEVEL ALCOHOL PROHIBITION ON MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

All motor vehicle accidents in Kentucky were analyzed over a four-year period to determine if counties that prohibit the sale of alcohol have lower crash rates. The data reveal that dry counties have a lower rate of alcohol-related fatalities and significantly lower rates of alcohol-related nonfatal and property accidents. The authors caution that the results should not be taken as a general prescription for alcohol regulation since the counties studied are dry by choice.

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  Southwestern Social Science Association

  Austin, TX  United States  78712
• Authors:
  • Winn, R G
  • Giacopassi, D
• Publication Date: 1993-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 783-792
• Serial:
  • Social Science Quarterly
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers Limited
  • ISSN: 0038-4941
  • EISSN: 1540-6237

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; County government; Fatalities; Laws; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol laws
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00669338
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1994 12:00AM