NTL Record

Title Identification of Specific Problems and Countermeasures Targets for Reducing Alcohol Related Casualties [1978]
Record ID 25488
Personal Name
Creator
Perchonok, Kenneth
Source xiii, 234 p. : ill.
Corporate Creator Calspan Field Services
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19780800
Language English
Abstract Police reports of accidents were analyzed in terms of accident characteristics and driver behaviors to determine the problems of drinking drivers. Analyses were conducted to profile the culpable drinkers and to compare them to culpable nondrinkers in terms of the nature of the accident generation, accident situations, and driver characteristics. In addition, driver drinking status and culpability were studied in conjunction with driver accident and conviction records. Major findings included listings of accident types for drinkers and comparisons to nondrinkers, extremely high culpability rates for drinkers, a propensity for drinkers to have accidents in low demand situations, an overrepresentation of the young among the drinkers (but somewhat less so than among the nondrinkers), and a higher proportion of drinkers in accidents among drivers with previous drinking convictions. Results also showed different problems for drinkers charged with drinking violations versus those who were not. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1218
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1218
TRT Terms Drivers; Drunk drivers; Traffic crashes; Crash investigation; Countermeasures
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 - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
190972
Contract Number DOT-HS-4-00945
Report Number DOT-HS-803-716; ZS-5547-V-1; NTIS-PB291129
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25400/25488/DOT-HS-803-716.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository