The contribution of alcohol to night time crash risk and other risks of night driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 816-824

  Keall, Michael D ^a   Frith, William J ^a   Patterson, Tui L ^a  

^a New Zealand Health Ministry   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Night driving; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FOOTBRIDGES; GROUND VEHICLES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHTING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

NIGHT DRIVING; NIGHT VISION DECLINE; REDUCED VISIBILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DARKNESS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEASON; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DARKNESS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEASONS;

EID: 23844524509     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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