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ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT RATES IN FATAL CRASHES: A FOCUS ON YOUNG DRIVERS AND FEMALE DRIVERS

James C. Fell

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Statistics ar given to show that when alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is expressed in rates per mile driven, per licensed driver and per capita, young drivers have involvement rates 2 to 6 times those of older drivers. Female drivers aged 21-24 have relatively high alcohol intoxication rates in fatal crashes (compared to other female age groups). Female drinking and driving does not appear to have changed over the past 4 years for that age group. Young driver alcohol involvement rates have been decreasing. Minimum drinking age 21 along with grass roots activist groups and other alcohol programs probably played key roles in this decrease. It is suggested that the next generation target group might be drivers in their twenties, especially 21-24 year olds.

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Statistics ar given to show that when alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is expressed in rates per mile driven, per licensed driver and per capita, young drivers have involvement rates 2 to 6 times those of older drivers. Female drivers aged 21-24 have relatively high alcohol intoxication rates in fatal crashes (compared to other female age groups). Female drinking and driving does not appear to have changed over the past 4 years for that age group. Young driver alcohol involvement rates have been decreasing. Minimum drinking age 21 along with grass roots activist groups and other alcohol programs probably played key roles in this decrease. It is suggested that the next generation target group might be drivers in their twenties, especially 21-24 year olds.

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Statistics ar given to show that when alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is expressed in rates per mile driven, per licensed driver and per capita, young drivers have involvement rates 2 to 6 times those of older drivers. Female drivers aged 21-24 have relatively high alcohol intoxication rates in fatal crashes (compared to other female age groups). Female drinking and driving does not appear to have changed over the past 4 years for that age group. Young driver alcohol involvement rates have been decreasing. Minimum drinking age 21 along with grass roots activist groups and other alcohol programs probably played key roles in this decrease. It is suggested that the next generation target group might be drivers in their twenties, especially 21-24 year olds.

Key concepts: Demography, Per capita, Injury prevention, Age groups, Poison control, Human factors and ergonomics, Occupational safety and health, Suicide prevention

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