YOUTH, ALCOHOL, AND SPEEDING: THEIR JOINT CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS

The objective of the project was to obtain empirical data on the joint influence of slightly excessive speed and low-to-moderate blood-alcohol concentration upon accident-involvement as a function of age and driving experience, and to determine if the combination of speeding and drinking is a significant problem in highway crashes, particularly for young or inexperienced drivers. The objectives were addressed by obtaining and analyzing a sample of 7,354 drivers involved in accidents in North Carolina during 1974.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institutes for Research

  1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20007-3835

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fingerman, P W
  • Levine, J M
  • Eisner, E J
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Alcoholic beverages; Alcohols; Blood alcohol levels; Blood analysis; Crash investigation; Data collection; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Knowledge; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Safety; Speed; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experience; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood chemical analysis; Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158984
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-356 Final Rpt., AIR-52300-9/76-FR
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01210
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1978 12:00AM