Fatal motorcycle accidents and alcohol
| Autor: | Michael Hardt-Madsen, Claus Falck Larsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Male Adolescent Denmark Poison control Sociodemographic data Computer security computer.software_genre Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Environmental health Blood alcohol Injury prevention Medicine Humans Pillion passenger Ethanol business.industry Accidents Traffic Middle Aged Motorcycles Blood alcohol content Female business Law computer Alcohol consumption Alcoholic Intoxication |
| Zdroj: | Forensic science international. 33(3) |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 1977-1983 |
| Popis: | A series of fatal motorcycle accidents from a 7-year period (1977-1983) has been analyzed. Of the fatalities 30 were operators of the motorcycle, 11 pillion passengers and 8 counterparts. Of 41 operators 37% were sober at the time of accident, 66% had measurable blood alcohol concentration (BAC); 59% above 0.08%. In all cases where a pillion passenger was killed, the operator of the motorcycle had a BAC greater than 0.08%. Of the killed counterparts 2 were non-intoxicated, 2 had a BAC greater than 0.08%, and 4 were not tested. The results advocate that the law should restrict alcohol consumption by pillion passengers as well as by the motorcycle operator. Suggestions made to extend the data base needed for developing appropriate alcohol countermeasures by collecting sociodemographic data on drivers killed or seriously injured should be supported. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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