Citation

Kufera JA, Soderstrom CA, Dischinger PC, Ho SM, Shepard A. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2006; 50: 87-102.

Affiliation

National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16968631

PMCID

PMC3217472

Abstract

Twenty years ago the American Medical Association reported the relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and crash causation. This study addresses culpability, age, gender and BAC in a population of drivers injured in motor vehicle crashes. Five years of hospital and crash data were linked, using probabilistic techniques. Trends in culpability were analyzed by BAC category. Given BAC level, the youngest and oldest drivers were more likely to have caused their crash. Women drivers had significantly higher odds of culpability at the highest BAC levels. Seatbelt use was also associated with culpability, perhaps as a marker for risk-taking among drinkers.

Language: en