TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Fatal traffic accident patterns and driver impairment in British Columbia
JO  - Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference
A1  - Mercer, G.w.
A1  - Jeffrey, W.k.
SP  - 76
EP  - 80
VL  - 1995
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N2  - Blood samples, driver records and accident records of 41 female and 186 male fatally injured drivers were examined. Toxicologies showed: 37 percent alcohol-only; 11 percent alcohol-and-drugs; and 9 percent drugs-only. The most frequently found drugs were: 48 percent alcohol; 13 percent tetrahydrocannabinol or its metabolites (THC/THCCOOH); 4 percent cocaine; and 5 percent diazepam. To investigate the relationship between accident patterns and alcohol and drug use, a factor analysis of accident and driver records produced a 7-factor varimax solution accounting for 63 percent of the matrix variance. The "Male Single Vehicle" factor related positively to alcohol, the "Young Recidivists" factor related to both alcohol and THC/THCCOOH, and the "Weather" factor related to CNS depressants. Accidents should be examined using multivariate techniques to develop more effective accident classification systems.    Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving; DUID; Ethanol impaired driving<p />
LA  - en
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UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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