Driver Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes by Age Group and Vehicle Type

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Traffic Safety Facts: Research Note
• Creators:
  Pickrell, Timothy M.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automobile drivers
  • Fatalities
  • Blood alcohol levels
  • Alcohol use
  • Drunk drivers
  • Drunk driving
  • Blood alcohol
  • Traffic fatalities
  • Motor vehicle drivers
  • Statistics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 810 598
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• OCLC Number:
  240704467
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY
• Abstract:
  The data in this research note demonstrate that while the overall proportion of passenger vehicle drivers with alcohol in fatal crashes is lower in older age groups, the median blood ; alcohol concentration (BAC) is generally higher for those age groups. However, for motorcycle operators the age groups with the highest level of alcohol involvement also have the highest median BAC levels. This research note identifies differences between age groups and within vehicle types, based on the proportion of drivers with positive BACs (BAC≥.01) by showing differences between passenger vehicle (passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, and vans) driver and motorcycle operator BAC levels across age groups. Passenger vehicle drivers in the age groups 20-29 and 30-39 had the highest proportion of drivers with positive BAC levels. However, motorcycle operators in the age groups 30-39 and 40-49 had the highest proportion of drivers with positive BAC levels.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5801/dot_5801_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 279.70 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a4472a6bed17a16defcade3288309bed4f7c7a5eefc93f2f59e2822405401254