Factors other than alcohol in fatal drink driving accidents.

Author(s)
Bailey, J.P.M. & Bailey, M.L.
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Abstract

Data in our In-depth Fatal Accident Database for the years 1994 to 1996 have been analysed using multivariate cluster analysis for fatally injured drivers at fault in their accident. The database has been created by matching official data on accidents, coroners' reports, hospital and post-mortem blood alcohol levels, and criminal and traffic offending histories. Factors that are found to be important in drink driving accidents in addition to alcohol are the use of cannabis, adverse weather, the driver falling asleep, and involvement of a truck. Some of these factors may be more readily addressed with remedial measures than that of alcohol.

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C 17058 (In: C 17017 [electronic version only]) /80 /83 / ITRD E107033
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In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety T2000 : proceedings of the 15th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Stockholm, Sweden, May 22nd - 26th, 2000, pp.-

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