Drivers involved in fatal and serious injury highway crashes were compared with drivers: using the same roads at similar times, but without crash involvement; with recent drunken driving arrests; with arrests for other serious traffic violations; and with no crashes or citations in prior 5 years. Variables studied included presence of alcohol, drinking patterns, driving patterns, and social problems. Three types of induced-intoxication experiments were conducted to study influences of alcohol upon driving-related behavior: small-group studies, laboratory experiments, and a closed-course pilot study using an instrumented car. (Author)
Alcohol and Highway Safety: Behavioral and Medical Aspects
1971
311 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Pipeline Transportation , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Motor vehicle operators , Ethyl alcohol , Behavior , Motor vehicle accidents , Surveys , Injuries , Mortality , Blood chemical analysis , Statistical data , Traffic safety , Attention , Reaction time , Judgment , Visual perception , Attitudes , Drinking drivers , Highway safety , Alcohol intoxication