%0 Journal Article
%T Alcohol use, driving records, and crash culpability among injured motorcycle drivers
%J Proceedings: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Annual Conference
%D 1991
%A Soderstrom, Carl A.
%A Dischinger, Patricia C.
%A Soderstrom, M. T.
%V 35
%N 
%P 219-234
%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 crashed (p < 0.001). Driving records (N = 155) revealed the following prevalence of ≥1 convictions for BAC+ and BAC- MTCDs: impaired driving (29% versus 7%, p < 0.001); speeding (74% versus 58%, p < 0.05); and reckless driving (68% versus 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 data suggest that legal sanctions against injured BAC+ MTCDs are inadequate.<p />
%G 
%I Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
%@ 1540-0344
%U http://dx.doi.org/