Abstract
Factors in the association between alcohol consumption and road accidents were investigated to develop more successful countermeasures than those currently available. Breath alcohol concentrations of a sample of the general driving population (control drivers) were matched with those of intoxicated accident-involved drivers. Two investigations are reported: a survey of the extent of alcohol usage by the general population of drivers, and a study of the relationship between a driver's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and his probability of being involved in a serious crash. The relevance of the results of these investigations to drinking driver countermeasures is discussed and recommendations are made for further investigations and for changes in current practices. Random breath testing by police is recommended, as well as testing on suspicion of illegal BAC. Separate evaluation of these measures is also recommended, to be accompanied by wide dissemination of information for drivers on drinking rate correlation with BAC.
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