Recent research has indicated that women are drinking and driving more often and that both the number and proportion of female drivers involved in fatal crashes is increasing. Data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS), driver licensing files and the Current Population Surveys were all used to calculate alcohol involvement rates in fatal crashes. Results showed that 18-20 year old drivers had the highest number of intoxicated drivers in fatal crashes on a per mile driven basis, but that 21-24 year olds had the highest rates per licensed driver and per capita. Although female alcohol involvement rates decreased between 1982 and 1985 almost as much as males (especially the 16-20 year olds), the rates for 21-24 year olds did not change during that 4 year period. Late night single vehicle fatal crashes indicated that alcohol involvement for female drivers was almost as high as male drivers. While young drivers continue to have the highest alcohol involvement rates in fatal crashes (per mile, per driver, per capita), they also have the highest rates for non-intoxicated drivers, although not to the same extent. An emerging problem may be with female drivers aged 21-24 since their alcohol rates are relatively high and they are driving more often.


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    Titel :

    Alcohol Involvement Rates in Fatal Crashes: A Focus on Young Drivers and Female Drivers


    Beteiligte:
    J. C. Fell (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987


    Format / Umfang :

    33 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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