The relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC), age, and crash risk

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Peck, Raymond C ^a   Gebers, Michael A ^b   Voas, Robert B ^a   Romano, Eduardo ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC); Interaction; Relative risk; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS; BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; CASE-CONTROL; COUNTERMEASURES (CM); CRASH RISKS; INTERACTION EFFECTS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION (LR); LONG BEACH; OLDER DRIVERS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVE METHODS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS; YOUNG DRIVERS;

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 45049084267     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.030     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Allison P.D. Logistic Regression Using the SAS System. Theory and Applications (1999), SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC
2. Allsop R.E. Alcohol and Road Accidents. (Road Research Laboratory Report No. 6) (1966), Road Research Laboratory, Minister of Transport, Harmondsworth, England
3. Blomberg R.D., Peck R.C., Moskowitz H., Burns M., and Fiorentino D. Crash risk of alcohol involved driving: A case-control study (2005), Dunlap & Associates, Inc, Stanford, CT
4. Borkenstein R.F., Crowther R.F., Shumate R.P., Ziel W.B., and Zylman R. The role of the drinking driver in traffic accidents. Blutalkohol 11 Supplement 1 (1974) 1-132
5. Breslow N.E., and Storer B.E. General relative-risk function for case-control studies. American Journal of Epidemology 122 (1985) 149-162
6. Clapp J.D., Lange J.E., Min J.W., Shillington A.M., Johnson M., and Voas R.B. Two studies examining environmental predictors of heavy drinking by college students. Prevention Science 4 2 (2003) 99-108
7. Clapp J.D., Shillington A.M., Lange J.E., and Voas R.B. Correlation between modes of drinking and modes of driving as reported by students at two American universities. Accident Analysis & Prevention 35 2 (2003) 161-166
8. Cox D.R., and Snell E.J. The Analysis of Binary Data. 2nd Ed. (1989), Chapman & Hall, London
9. Darlington R.B. Regression and Linear Models (1990), McGraw-Hill, New York
10. Evans L. Traffic Safety (2004), Science Serving Society, Bloomfield Hills, MI
11. Gebers M.A. Strategies for Estimating Driver Accident Risk in Relation to California's Negligent-Operator Point System (Technical monograph No. 183) (1999), Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, CA
12. Harano R.M., Peck R.C., and McBride R.S. The prediction of accident liability through biographical data and psychometric tests. Journal of Safety Research 7 1 (1975) 16-52
13. Harrington D.M. The young driver follow-up study: An evaluation of the role of human factors in the first four years of driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention 4 (1972) 191-240
14. Hosmer D.W., and Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression (2000), John Wiley & Sons, New York
15. Janke M.K., Masten S.V., McKenzie D.M., Gebers M.A., and Kelsey S.L. Teen and Senior Drivers (Report No. 194) (2003), Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, CA
16. Jessor R. Risky driving and adolescent problem behavior: An extension of problem-behavior theory. Alcohol, Drugs and Driving 3 (1987) 1-11
17. Keall M.D., Frith W.J., and Patterson T.L. A case-control study of the effect of alcohol on the risk of driver fatal injury In New Zealand. Proceedings of the Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia (2001)
18. Keall M.D., Frith W.J., and Patterson T.L. The influence of alcohol, age, and number of passengers on the night-time risk of driver fatal injury in New Zealand. Accident Analysis & Prevention 36 (2004) 49-61
19. Lange J.E., and Voas R.B. Youth escaping limits on drinking: Binging in Mexico. Addictions 83 (2000) 1019-1030
20. Massie D.L., Campbell K.L., and Willliams A.F. Traffic accident involvement rates by driver age and gender. Accident, Analysis and Prevention 27 (1995) 73-87
21. Mayhew D.R., Donelson A.C., Beirness D.J., and Simpson H.M. Youth alcohol and relative risk of crash involvement. Accident Analysis and Prevention 18 4 (1986) 273-287
22. Mayhew D.R., Warren R.A., Simpson H.M., and Haas G.C. Young Driver Accidents: Magnitude and characteristics of the problem (1981), Traffic Injury Research Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
23. McKnight A.J., and McKnight A.S. Young novice drivers: Careless or clueless?. Accident Analysis and Prevention 35 6 (2003) 921-926
24. Moskowitz H., Burns M., Fiorentino D., Smiley A., and Zador P. Driver Characteristics and Impairment at Various BACs (2000), U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC
25. Peck R.C., Arstein-Kerslake G.W., and Helander C.J. Psychometric and biographical correlates of drunk-driving recidivism and treatment programs complicance. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 55 6 (1994) 667-678
26. SAS Institute Inc. SAS/STAT 9.1 User's Guide (2004), Author, Cary, NC
27. Selvin S. Statistical Analysis of Epidemiology Data (1992), Oxford University Press, New York, NY
28. Sivak M., Luoma J., Flannagan M.J., Bingham C.R., Eby D.W., and Shope J.T. Traffic safety in the U.S.: Re-examining major opportunities. Journal of Safety Research 38 (2007) 337-355
29. Stewart D.E., and Sanderson R.W. The measurement of risk on Canada's roads and highways. In: Yager S. (Ed). Transport Risk Assessment (1984), University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo, Ontario
30. Voas R.B., Romano E., and Peck R.C. Validity of the passive alcohol sensor for estimating BACs in DWI-enforcement operations. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 67 5 (2006) 714-729
31. Williams A.F. Night-time driving and fatal crash involvement of teenagers. Accident Analysis & Prevention 17 (1985) 1-5
32. Zador P.L. Alcohol-related relative risk of fatal driver injuries in relation to driver age and sex. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52 4 (1991) 302-310
33. Zador P.L., Krawchuk S.A., and Voas R.W. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 61 (2000) 389-395