The objectives of the study were to determine the frequency of alcohol involvement in adult (14 years +) pedestrian fatalities and injuries; determine if alcohol was overrepresented; determine the causal role of alcohol; and suggest countermeasures. Pedestrian fatalities were sampled through the New Orleans, Louisiana Coroner; non-fatal pedestrian victims were sampled through a large New Orleans hospital; and crash and control data were gathered via follow-up interviews, roadside interviews and Police files. Results showed that 50% of the pedestrian fatal and non-fatal victims had been drinking. Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BACs) were extremely high. Alcohol involved pedestrians were more often middle aged males, struck at night, on weekends and exhibited a variety of social and personal problems. Legal, educational, engineering and rehabilitation countermeasure approaches are discussed.


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    Titel :

    A Comparison of Alcohol Involvement in Pedestrians and Pedestrian Casualties


    Beteiligte:
    R. D. Blomberg (Autor:in) / D. F. Preusser (Autor:in) / A. Hale (Autor:in) / R. G. Ulmer (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1979


    Format / Umfang :

    44 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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