The relationship between accident culpability and the presence of drugs in blood samples taken from people injured in motor vehicle collisions

For many years attention has been focused on alcohol and its role in accident causation. Escalating drug use in Australia has meant that attention needs to be given to the risk associated with driving under the influence of drugs other than alcohol. There has been limited research into the risk of non-fatal collision associated with these drugs. Data pooled from coronial investigations has shed light on the relative risk of fatal collision. This project is a collaboration between Victoria Police and Swinburne University to document the relationship between collision causation and the presence of drugs in injured drivers in Victoria.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/
• Authors:
  • Ogden, E
  • Morris, C
  • Frederiksen, T
  • Boorman, M C
  • King, R
  • Stough, C K
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 2010, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2010-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood analysis; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Drugged drivers; Injuries
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Blood test; Crash analysis; Crash cause; Drug driving; Injury
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01380716
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 11:11AM