Journal article
Alcohol Use, Driver, and Crash Characteristics among Injured Motorcycle Drivers
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, Vol.41(6), pp.989-993
12/1996
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199612000-00008
PMID: 8970551
Abstract
BACKGROUNDMotorcycle drivers have the highest frequency of alcohol use among all road users. This study examines alcohol use among a large sample of injured motorcycle drivers and examines how crash characteristics differ with the use of alcohol.
METHODSOver 3000 motorcycle drivers who crashed between January 1, 1991, and December 31, 1992, were studied. All fatally injured drivers in 11 California counties and a sample of nonfatally injured drivers treated in 28 hospitals were included in the study if a crash report and medical record were available.
RESULTSAmong drivers tested for alcohol use, 42% tested positive for the presence of alcohol. Drinking drivers were more likely to be speeding and less likely to wear a helmet, and more frequently had single motorcycle crashes than nondrinking drivers. Crash characteristics, but not alcohol use, were predictive of increased injury severity.
CONCLUSIONAlcohol use remains a significant factor in motorcycle crashes and is an important area for injury prevention efforts.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alcohol Use, Driver, and Crash Characteristics among Injured Motorcycle Drivers
- Creators
- Corinne Peek-Asa - From the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Los Angeles, California. This work was funded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control, and the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center. Address for reprints: Dr. Corinne Peek-Asa, The Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, CHS 76-078, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772Jess F Kraus
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, Vol.41(6), pp.989-993
- DOI
- 10.1097/00005373-199612000-00008
- PMID
- 8970551
- NLM abbreviation
- J Trauma
- ISSN
- 1079-6061
- eISSN
- 1529-8809
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1996
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984215143302771
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