What influences drink driving?
- Compared with sober drivers, drink drivers are significantly more likely to be alcohol dependent.
- Compared with sober drivers, drink drivers are significantly more likely to be male, have lower socio-economic status, and no academic qualifications.
- Decisions made before going to an event helped to avoid a drink drive incident.
- Driving to an event was highly associated with driving from the event, irrespective of prior planning or amount of alcohol consumed.
- Drink drive incidents often follow drinking at bars or after-work drinks.
- Compared with sober drivers, drink drivers are more likely to be driving alone
This information was gathered by the University of Otago – Morrison et al (2002) and published in the Journal of Injury Prevention. Paper title: Personal and situational influences on drink driving and sober driving among a cohort of young adults.
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