A COMPARISON OF ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT IN EXPOSED AND INJURED DRIVERS

The primary objective of the study was to determine the relationship between alcohol and injury-producing automobile accidents. Alcohol related data collected from drivers involved in injury-producing accidents were compared with the same type of data collected from drivers who were similarly exposed to accident conditions but who did not have accidents. Results of the study indicate that over-involvement of alcohol exists in injury-producing automobile accidents to a highly significant degree. Efforts are supported to develop countermeasures designed to reduce the role alcohol plays in non-fatal as well as fatal type automobile accidents.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Feb 76, PB-249 639.
• Corporate Authors:

  Essex Corporation

  201 North Fairfax Street
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Farris, R
  • Malone, T B
  • Kirkpatrick, M
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Blood analysis; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Data collection; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Injuries; Research; Statistical analysis; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood chemical analysis
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167124
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-555 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00954
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 9 1978 12:00AM