Patterns of traffic violations with special emphasis to DUI in Tennessee, USA.

Author(s)
Mookherjee, H.N.
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Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to study the driving patterns of the Tennessee DUI drivers, in order to understand alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Tennessee. Data were obtained from the Tennessee Department of Highway Safety. Driving records were analyzed for drivers who received a citation for a driving violation in 1999, since they received their driving licenses. Out of a total 4,355,230 valid licensed drivers in 1999, 671,544 drivers were cited for traffic movement violations. These cited drivers were recorded to have a total of 989,848 traffic movement violations since they received their driving license. The analyses revealed that among these drivers 68% were males, 78% were whites, and about 15% (99,388) were cited for DUI offences. In addition to the typologies of the drinking-drivers' traffic violations, this study explores the possibility of detecting indirectly the drivers' driving skills and attitudes toward drinking-driving. (Author/publisher) For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

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C 27925 (In: C 27890) /83 / ITRD E201102 (also at CD-ROM C 27890/C27945/C28028)
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In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety : proceedings of the 16th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety T'2002, Montreal, Canada, August 4-9, 2002, Volume 1, p. 239-245, 12 ref.

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