Alcohol in fatal recreational boating accidents

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Alcohol in fatal recreational boating accidents
• Creators:
  Hoxie, Paul ; Cardosi, Kim ; Stearns, Mary (Mary D.) ; Mengert, Peter
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Coast Guard
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alcohol use
  • Boating
  • Marine safety
  • Water transportation crashes
  • Fatalities
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-CG-88-1 ; DOT-CG-D-04-88
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report; July 1986 - February 1988
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Data on the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of fatal recreational boating accident ; victims were assembled for four states with reasonably good reporting on BAC between ; 1980 and 1985. In all there were data on BAC for 370 dead boaters. Of these victims, ; roughly 30 percent had BACs above 0.10 percent, which is considered intoxicated on ; the highways. Another 20 percent had BACs between 0.04 and 0.10 percent, which ; indicates some alcohol-induced impairment. Elevated BACs were found to be signifi ; cantly associated with accidents on Friday or Saturday night, males, two or more ; persons on the boat, and calm water conditions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5847/dot_5847_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.82 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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