Citation

Hall J. ITE J. 1986; 56(1): 25-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Institute of Transportation Engineers)

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Abstract

Although the number of traffic accidents each year has been substantially reduced over the past decade, highway crashes continue to be a serious problem in the United States. In 1983 approximately 42,400 persons died in highway crashes, and 2 million suffered nonfatal injuries. Studies have found that alcohol is involved in approximately half of all fatal highway crashes. When this statistic is reported by the news media, it is often stated that drunk drivers cause 50% of the highway fatalities.