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2002•PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETYRequires access

ARE THE DECLINES IN DRINKING DRIVING FATALITIES IN CANADA BEING OVERESTIMATED

Dillon Mayhew, Herb M. Simpson, D J Beirness

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Previous research has shown that the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem in Canada declined between 1992 and 1997, when it reached the lowest point in the past three decades. This paper examines trends in the alcohol-fatal crash problem to determine if reductions in the magnitude of the problem have continued. The analyses revealed continued progress from 1997 to 1999 as the percentage of fatally injured drivers who were positive for alcohol, as well as the number of drinking driver fatalities dropped even further. By contrast, the number of nondrinking driver fatalities actually increased over this period. The implications of these findings for estimating changes in the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem are discussed. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

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Previous research has shown that the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem in Canada declined between 1992 and 1997, when it reached the lowest point in the past three decades. This paper examines trends in the alcohol-fatal crash problem to determine if reductions in the magnitude of the problem have continued. The analyses revealed continued progress from 1997 to 1999 as the percentage of fatally injured drivers who were positive for alcohol, as well as the number of drinking driver fatalities dropped even further. By contrast, the number of nondrinking driver fatalities actually increased over this period. The implications of these findings for estimating changes in the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem are discussed. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

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Previous research has shown that the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem in Canada declined between 1992 and 1997, when it reached the lowest point in the past three decades. This paper examines trends in the alcohol-fatal crash problem to determine if reductions in the magnitude of the problem have continued. The analyses revealed continued progress from 1997 to 1999 as the percentage of fatally injured drivers who were positive for alcohol, as well as the number of drinking driver fatalities dropped even further. By contrast, the number of nondrinking driver fatalities actually increased over this period. The implications of these findings for estimating changes in the magnitude of the alcohol-fatal crash problem are discussed. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

Key concepts: Crash, Demography, Poison control, Geography, Drunk drivers, Injury prevention, Forensic engineering, Environmental health

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