Abstract
An analysis has been given of data on accident victims aged 15 to 25 years in the period from 1985 to and including 1989 who were treated as in-patients or out-patients at the Traumatology Department of the University Hospital in Groningen. A part of these patients involved in traffic accidents. Although alcohol consumption was not established by means of objective measurements, the material which was studied produced important information which could lead to interesting points of departure for future policy.