Citation

Bako G, Mackenzie WC, Smith ES. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 1976; 115(9): 856-857.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Canadian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

991031

PMCID

PMC1879104

Abstract

In 1970-72, 456 (53.4%) of 854 drivers responsible for a motor vehicle accident in which either they or other persons were killed had been drinking beforehand. Of surviving culpable drivers tested for blood alcohol concentration 81.7% were found to be legally impaired; however, only 24.8% of these drivers were tested. Because surviving culpable drivers pose a possible future hazard to highway safety it is important that data on this group be collected and analysed.

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