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.
A Comparison of Alcohol Involvement in Pedestrians and Pedestrian Casualties
1979
44 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Pedestrians , Motor vehicle accidents , Statistical analysis , Accident investigations , Police , Hospitals , Urban areas , Traffic safety , Adults , Injuries , Mortality rates , Louisiana , Alcohol related crashes , New Orleans(Louisiana) , Blood alcohol concentration
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