INVOLVEMENT OF DRUNKEN WOMEN IN ROAD TRAFFIC. WOMEN, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC - PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 29-30 SEPTEMBER, 1988

This article described a survey of blood alcohol tests taken from accident victims at the institute of aachen. The objective was to analyse these results by: sex, age, accident involvement, blood alcohol content (BAC), average BAC, and use of medication in order to ascertain whether there were any differences between men and women. The following results were obtained: a) there were obvious differences between men and women in earlier years, but later on there was a shift towards equality between the two sexes; b) the proportion of drunken women increased from an average of 5.1% to 10.1% in the first half of 1988; c) the average BAC is increasing for both sexes, but the rise for women was greater than that for men; d) women tended to admit to taking medication more often than do men; and E) men aged 19-25 were the most likely to be drunk. With women, the peak age group was 30-39. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • ERKENS, M
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 65-71
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Dalctraf
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Dalctraf

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Blood alcohol levels; Conferences; Crashes; Drugs; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Females; Human beings; Intoxication
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1757: Age; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 9003: Cause; 8525: Conference; 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 8125: Germany; 1787: Man; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491647
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 91-86856-04-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM