COLLISION BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG DRIVERS. IMPACT OF THE CHANGE IN THE AGE OF MAJORITY

A comparison of the number of collisions experienced by young male drivers in London, Ontario, before and after the reduction in the legal age for drinking and purchasing alcoholic beverages from 21 to 18, indicated that the change in the law led to an increase in the collision involvement of young drivers. /Author/

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
  33 Livingston Avenue
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08901
• Authors:
  • Whitenead, P C
  • Craig, J
  • Langford, N
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1208-23
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Alcohols; Crash injury research; Crashes; Drivers; Males; Research; Teenage drivers
• Old TRIS Terms: Male drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141031
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM