A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF ALCOHOL-RELATED ACCIDENTS

The document is the final report of a two-year research effort performed during the period between July, 1972 and September, 1974, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The research was designed for a trilevel approach, and included samples of both fatal and nonfatal accidents. Level I was a compilation of police-reported data on about 3000 alcohol-related accidents. Level II was a sample of 220 of the more severe Level I accidents which were individually investigated. Human, environmental, and vehicle data were gathered and analyzed. A human profile was derived on the basis of the demographic descriptors and alcohol use diagnosis. Level III was a sample of 15 MDAI cases selected from Level II which were reported in individual case reports during the contract period. The objectives of this level were to establish in-depth casuality, vehicle crashworthiness and driver personality factors.

• Corporate Authors:

  New Mexico Accident Study Program

  Albuquerque, NM  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • May, G W
  • BAKER, W E
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 552 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Casualties; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Data analysis; Data collection; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Human factors; Human factors engineering; Injuries; Mathematical analysis; Persons by socioeconomic levels; Research; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: New Mexico
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151758
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-183 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-258-2-462
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM