@article{ref1,
title="The relative risk of involvement in fatal crashes as a function of race/ethnicity and blood alcohol concentration",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2014",
author="Torres, Pedro and Romano, Eduardo O. and Voas, Robert B. and De La Rosa, Mario and Lacey, John H.",
volume="48",
number="",
pages="95-101",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The literature presents a puzzling picture of Latinos being overrepresented in alcohol-related crashes, but not in noncrash drinking and driving. This report examines if, like other demographic variables in which some groups are at a higher crash risk than others (e.g., young drivers), different racial/ethnic groups face different crash risks. METHOD: This study compares blood-alcohol information from the 2006-2007 U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) with control data from the 2007 U.S. National Roadside Survey. Logistic regression, including a dual interaction between BAC and race/ethnicity, was used to estimate crash risk at different BAC levels. RESULTS: It was found that, although Hispanic and African-American drivers were less likely to be involved in single-vehicle crashes than their White counterparts, all drivers face similar BAC relative crash risk regardless of their group membership. The overrepresentation of Latino drivers in alcohol-related crashes could be explained by differences in patterns of consumption, driving exposure, lack of awareness of driving rules, and/or socioeconomics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2013.12.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.12.005"
}