Driving under the influence of alcohol and the effects of alcohol prohibition—Case study in Serbia
| Autor: | Dalibor Pešić, Nenad Markovic, Emir Smailovic, Boris Antic |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Names of the days of the week
Alcohol Logistic regression Vehicle category chemistry.chemical_compound Environmental health 0502 economics and business Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Driving Under the Influence 050107 human factors Driving under the influence 050210 logistics & transportation Alcoholic Beverages 05 social sciences celebrities Commerce Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health celebrities.reason_for_arrest chemistry Blood Alcohol Content Legal BAC limit Business Rural area Serbia human activities Safety Research Breath alcohol concentration |
| Zdroj: | Traffic Injury Prevention. 20:467-471 |
| ISSN: | 1538-957X 1538-9588 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15389588.2019.1612058 |
| Popis: | Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the prevalence of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) according to day of the week, specific roads (urban/rural), daytime or nighttime, and vehicle category. In addition, this study examines how the prohibition of selling alcoholic drinks in shops and supermarkets (not in restaurants) after 10 p.m. has affected the prevalence of DUI. Method: Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) was collected from all drivers through police checkpoints at 54 locations in Serbia. In this study, 17,945 drivers were tested in urban areas and 19,507 in rural areas. The relationship between DUI during the prohibition on alcohol sales in Belgrade and other large cities in Serbia was determined using logistic regression. Results: On average, every 100th driver in traffic in Serbia was DUI (0.99%). This study shows that the 0 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for motorcyclists does not have an influence on DUI. Moreover, motorcyclists represent the category with the highest share of DUI, with a statistically significantly larger difference compared to drivers of other vehicle categories. These results may be a consequence of the fact that a large number of drivers drive both motorcycles and other vehicle categories (cars or mopeds), so the different BAC limits for nonprofessional drivers may create confusion about the legal BAC limit. Conclusions: This study suggests that the required legal BAC limit for nonprofessional drivers should be the same. The prohibition of selling alcoholic drinks in Belgrade after 10 p.m. does not decrease the prevalence of DUI. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|