Citation

Bailey JPM, Bailey ML. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 2000; 2000.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

Data in our In-depth Fatal Accident Database for the years 1994 to 1996 have been analyzed using multivariate cluster analysis for fatally injured drivers at fault in their accident. The database has been created by matching official data on accidents, coroners' reports, hospital and post-mortem blood alcohol levels, and criminal and traffic offending histories. Factors that are found to be important in drink driving accidents in addition to alcohol are the use of cannabis, adverse weather, the driver falling asleep, and involvement of a truck. Some of these factors may be more readily addressed with remedial measures than that of alcohol.

Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving; DUID; Ethanol impaired driving