ALCOHOL AND DRIVING

ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR IN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO CONTROL THE PROBLEM ARE SUCCEEDING. THE EVIDENCE ON THE NATURE OF THE ALCOHOL AND DRIVING PROBLEM IN THE U. S. IS OUTLINED. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT 2% OF DRIVERS NOT IN ACCIDENTS, 12% OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS NOT THEIR FAULT, AND 53% OF DRIVERS FATALLY INJURED IN SINGLE CAR ACCIDENTS HAD BLOOD ALCOHOL ABOVE 0.10%. THE MEASURES USED TO CONTROL DRUNK DRIVING AND THE FAILURES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF THESE MEASURES ARE DISCUSSED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT NATIONS MAY BENEFIT FROM EACH'S TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN ATTACKING THE DRUNK DRIVING PROBLEM. THE U. S. IS PREPARED TO SHARE ITS INFORMATION. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Blood alcohol levels; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Single vehicle crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223321
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 18 pp
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 13 1970 12:00AM