Road safety, alcohol and public policy (Editorial)
(2005) Road safety, alcohol and public policy (Editorial). Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 41(5):pp. 373-376.
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Abstract
As one of the leading causes of death and injury that exact a high societal cost, motor vehicle highway crashes are a major public policy concern. The direct economic cost of global road crashes has been estimated conservatively at US$518 billion a year (Peden et al., 2004), with US$207 billion accruing to the European union countries and US$230 billion to the United States of America. Although there are many factors contributing to the frequency and severity of road crashes, drunk driving (also known as drink driving, driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol) is among the principal reasons for crashes in many countries. Of the 38,252 fatal crashes in the US in 2003, for example, 40% were alcohol related, a percentage that has remained relatively stable over the past few years. Consistent with this, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in a study based on 2000 US crash data, has estimated that alcohol related crashes imposed a $114.3 billion total cost on society.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Subjects: | 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350400 Transportation > 350405 Road and Rail Transportation 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360201 Public Policy 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321206 Preventive Medicine 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences > 380100 Psychology > 380199 Psychology not elsewhere classified |
| ID Code: | 8413 |
| Deposited By: | Schnyder, Anthony J. |
| Deposited On: | 03 July 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2005.03.006 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 Elsevier |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the journal's website (see hypertext link) or contact the author. Author contact details: r.tay@qut.edu.au |