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Original Articles

Alcohol and Other Factors in Fatal Motorcycle Collisions: A Preliminary Analysis

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Pages 65-75 | Received 18 Jul 1978, Published online: 22 Nov 2013
 

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to determine if differences existed in the characteristics of the collisions of motorcycle drivers classified as sober, had been drinking, or impaired. Eight characteristics of the driver and crash circumstances were examined for 214 fatal motorcycle crashes and four variables were isolated which most clearly differentiated the crashes of impaired from non-impaired operators. The results are discussed in terms of the relative contributions of age and alcohol impairment to the crash occurrence.

RÉSUMÉ

Le but de cette recherche a été de déterminer s'il existe des différences de caractéristiques chez les motocyclistes impliqués dans des collisions, selon qu'ils n'ont consommé aucune boisson alcoolique, qu'ils ont bu modérément ou que leurs facultés sont affaiblies par l'alcool. Huit caractéristiques des conducteurs de moto et des circonstances entourant 214 collisions mortelles ont été examinées, et on a isolé quatre variables capables de différencier nettement les collisions impliquant des motocyclistes sobres ou affectés par l'alcool. Les résultats ont été analysés en tâchant de déterminer dans quelle mesure l'âge et l'alcool ont contribué aux collisions.

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