ALCOHOL AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS' CAN THE GORDIAN KNOT BE BROKEN{

SEVERAL STUDIES USING ADEQUATE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES HAVE SHOWN THAT A DEFINITE RELATIONSHIP EXISTS AMONG HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, DECREASED ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DRIVING TASK, AND THE OCCURRENCE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VEHICLES ALONE OR VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. A GROWING BODY OF DATA SUGGESTS THAT PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM MAY PLAY A MUCH LARGER ROLE IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT TOLL THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. POOR DRIVER TRAINING, INADEQUACIES OF VEHICLE AND ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND INSUFFICIENT FIRST AID FURTHER COMPOUND THE EFFECTS OF DRUNK DRIVING.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 10, No 1, PP 14-21, 8 TAB, 31 REF
• Authors:
  • Waller, J A
• Publication Date: 1966-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Research Review

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Blood alcohol levels; Crash rates; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Drunk driving; First aid; Highway design; Pedestrians; Personnel performance; Road construction; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219797
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1994 12:00AM