@article{ref1,
title="Designated driving among college students",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="1998",
author="Mackinnon, David P. and Barr, Aiala",
volume="59",
number="5",
pages="549-554",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We studied the frequency of designated driver use, predictors of designated driver use, whether designated drivers use alcohol, and barriers to using a designated driver. METHOD: Undergraduates at Arizona State University (N = 544) completed a questionnaire assessing designated driver use. The mean age of participants was 20.6 years old and 52% were male. Criterion for inclusion in the study was that participants had consumed alcohol at least one time. RESULTS: Eighty-six percent (86%) of participants had used a designated driver. Monthly alcohol use and driving to drinking destinations were positively associated with designated driver use. Ninety-four percent of participants indicated that their designated driver occasionally consumed alcohol. The most frequent reason for not using a designated driver was, &quot;I stayed where I was drinking until I was sober&quot; (37%). Less alcohol use among friends was associated with sounder methods of designated driver selection. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest those groups at risk for alcohol-related driving accidents tend to use designated drivers at high rates, but these groups tend to choose designated drivers who consume alcohol.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}