The contribution of alcohol to work-related road crashes in New South Wales.

Author(s)
Haworth, N.L. & Symmons, M.A.
Year
Abstract

Work-related crashes account for 6 per cent of all road fatalities, rising to 7 per cent if commuting deaths are included. Illegal levels of alcohol (exceeding 0.05 per cent) are commonly found in about one-fifth to one-quarter of all drivers killed in road crashes in Australia. Yet little is known about the contribution of alcohol to work-related road crashes. The ability of crash data analyses to answer this question depends on being able to identify work-related driving and being able to identify the level of alcohol present. Both issues present problems. This paper reports completed analyses of a dataset produced by the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority that allows fleet-registered vehicles in crashes to be identified. The analyses examine the involvement of alcohol in these crashes and the potential influences of the temporal patterns of driving, vehicle characteristics and driver characteristics. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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Library number
C 34775 (In: C 34762 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E211998
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 14-16 November 2004, Volume 1 [Print] 9 p., 15 ref.

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