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Title:

ALCOHOL-RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Accession Number:

00647310

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

In the period from 1975 to 1990 there can be seen a favorable and continuous drop of alcohol-related road accidents in Germany. This relatively favorable development among alcohol-related accidents is accompanied by a slight drop in alcohol consumption: 11.8 liters of pure alcohol per capita were consumed in 1990, a decrease of 10% when compared to 1980. In addition, a steady increase in soft drinks was found: from 405.2 liters in 1980 to 513.0 liters in 1990, i.e., an increase of 26.5% (Kretschmer-Baumel). Since the unification in 1990, in the New Lander, accidents in general and especially those concerning alcohol, have increased. The recent figures, for 1992, which are still not official, show a stabilization and slight improvement in the New Lander. This paper presents the statistics supporting these findings and offers perspectives on the process of social reorientation that is necessary to change dominant attitudes and to practice new behaviour modes of drinking-driving control.

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Monograph Accession #:

00647305

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

FRIEDEL, B
Kroj, G

Pagination:

p. 39-43

Publication Date:

1994-4

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 422
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Traffic Safety on Two Continents International Conference

Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Date: 1993-9-23 to 1993-9-23
Sponsors: Special session organized by Transportation Research Board Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation.

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (3) ; References; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Reduction (Decrease)

Geographic Terms:

Germany

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 5 1994 12:00AM

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