The impact on alcohol-related collisions of the partial decriminalization of impaired driving in British Columbia, Canada

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-205

  Macdonald, Scott ^a,b   Zhao, Jinhui ^a   Martin, Gina ^a   Brubacher, Jeff ^c   Stockwell, Tim ^a,b   Arason, Neil ^d   Steinmetz, Susanne ^d   Chan, Herbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Information Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol related collision; Immediate roadside prohibitions; Interrupted time series design

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL-RELATED COLLISION; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED; IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE PROHIBITIONS; IMPAIRED DRIVING; PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY; SEASONALITY;

ROADSIDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CRIME;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL-RELATED COLLISION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE PROHIBITIONS; INJURY; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES DESIGN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ALCOHOL-RELATED COLLISION; IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE PROHIBITIONS; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES DESIGN;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84879311197     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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