%0 Journal Article
%T Alcohol use, driving records, and crash culpability among injured motorcycle drivers
%J Accident analysis and prevention
%D 1993
%A Soderstrom, M. T.
%A Ho, Shiu M.
%A Dischinger, Patricia C.
%A Soderstrom, Carl A.
%V 25
%N 6
%P 711-716
%X Alcohol use, driving records, crash culpability, and crash conviction rates for 165 injured motorcycle drivers (MTCDs) were studied. Of the 165 MTCDs, 53.3% tested positive for alcohol (BAC+). Culpability determinations (n = 150) revealed that 83% of BAC+ and 46% of BAC-MTCDs caused their crashes (p < 0.001). Driving records (n = 145) revealed the following prevalence of one or more convictions for BAC+ and BAC-MTCDs: impaired driving (29% vs. 7%, p < 0.001); speeding (74% vs. 58%, p < 0.05); and reckless driving (68% vs. 44%, p < 0.002). Of the surviving culpable impaired MCTDs (n = 48), 16.7% received crash-related convictions, 12.5% received alcohol-related convictions. The reasons for the low conviction rates are probably multifactorial.
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0001-4575
%U http://dx.doi.org/