Exploring young driver and young adult attitudes to drink-driving in NSW: quantitative and qualitative research

Quantitative and qualitative research was conducted to understand NSW drivers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards drink-driving. Almost 30% of metro and non-metro males aged 17-25 had risked drink-driving in the prior six months, with 20% of metro females aged 17-25 and non-metro males 26-39 years also having risked drink-driving within this timeframe. While most were aware of the risks of drink-driving, at the moment of decision-making they often rationalised the behaviour to avoid inconvenience. The “grey area” of not knowing how much alcohol was too much, also appeared to be a factor in the decision.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Filardo, L
  • Kevin, M
  • Fernandes, R
  • Walker, E
  • Porritt, D
  • Duffy, C
  • Smith, C
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Decision making; Drivers; Drunk driving; Intoxication; Risk; Risk taking; Young adults
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New South Wales
• ATRI Terms: Attitude; Decision process; Drink driving; Risk taking; Young driver
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 2248: Decision process
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:29PM