TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - Patterns of traffic violations with special emphasis to dui in tennessee, usa JO - Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference A1 - Mookherjee, H.n. SP - 239 EP - 245 VL - 2002 IS - N2 - The primary objective of this paper is to study the driving patterns of the Tennessee DUI drivers, in order to understand alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Tennessee. Data were obtained from the Tennessee Department of Highway Safety. Driving records were analyzed for drivers who received a citation for a driving violation in 1999, since they received their driving licenses. Out of a total 4,355,230 valid licensed drivers in 1999, 671,544 drivers were cited for traffic movement violations. These cited drivers were recorded to have a total of 989,848 traffic movement violations since they received their driving license. The analyses revealed that among these drivers 68% were males, 78% were whites, and about 15% (99,388) were cited for DUI offences. In addition to the typologies of the drinking-drivers' traffic violations, this study explores the possibility of detecting indirectly the drivers' driving skills and attitudes toward drinking-driving.

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