TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Case-control study of recidivist drivers involved in fatal highway accidents in Alberta in 1970-72
JO  - Canadian Medical Association journal
A1  - Bako, G.
A1  - Mackenzie, W. C.
A1  - Smith, E. S.
SP  - 149
EP  - 151
VL  - 116
IS  - 2
N2  - A 3-year enpidemiologic study of fatal motor vehicle accidents was carried out by the Alberta Task Force on Highway Accidents. It was found that 11.1% of culpable drivers had been driving while impaired by alcohol on at least one occasion prior to the fatal accident, while only 3.3% of exonerated drivers had previous records. This significant difference led to a case-control study that demonstrated that the recidivist drivers (case group) differed significantly in a number of aspects from the innocent drivers (control group)--notably, age distribution, sex, whether drinking before the accident, blood alcohol concentration, ethnic distribution, class of accident and type of collision. Thus the recidivist driver is a greater threat to highway safety than the innocent driver and needs special attention by legislators and law enforcement agencies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -