| Title | Identification of Countermeasures for the Youth Crash Problem Related to Alcohol |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25411 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Preusser, David F.; Oates, John Francis, 1943- ; Orban, Marlene |
| Source | xv, 224 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Dunlap and Associates, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19750100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Face-to-face interviews were conducted with male New York State drivers. These groups, each containing young (16-24 years) and middle aged (35-49 years) drivers were sampled as follows: 1) random sample of the general population of licensed drivers (N=443); 2) drivers recently involved in an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. injury producing motor vehicle crash (N=288); and 3) drivers recently convicted on an alcohol driving offense (N=105). The results indicated that 14% of the young drivers in the general population as compared with only 5% of the middle aged drivers reported having had an alcohol related accident within the past 3 years. Alcohol related crashes for young drivers as compared to non-alcohol related crashes tended to more often involve greater vehicle speeds prior to the crash and the use of drugs other than alcohol as well as being late night, single vehicle events. Driving after drinking was common among young people (about 3 times per month) and drinking frequency appeared consistent across young and middle aged driver populations. Young people, and especially young people involved in an alcohol related driving event, more often perceived the drinking driver as a brave, independent, popular individual. Young driver alcohol crash countermeasure and future research recommendations are made in the areas of driving restrictions, speeding statutes, public information and rehabilitation. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1148 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1148 |
| TRT Terms | Drivers; Drunk driving; Crash causes; Crash rates; Countermeasures; Interviewing; Statistics |
| General Subjects | Impaired driving, Alcohol |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00083667 |
| Contract Number | DOT-HS-099-3-747 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-801-344; ED-74-12; NTIS-PB239158 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25400/25411/DOT-HS-801-344.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |