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NHTSA Releases Statistical Analysis of Alcohol-Related Driving Trends | Marietta Accident Lawyer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA for short has released a report entitled Statistical Analysis of Alcohol-Related Driving Trends 1982-2005. The were several things contained in the report I found interesting. Overall the report found that the proportion of drivers involved in fatal crashes who had consumed alcohol and had a breath aclohol content of .08 or greater steadily declined from 1982 thru 2005. The report itself sought to identify what contributed to this decline in alcohol related traffic fatalities.There were three contributing identified in the report: 1.) the average increase in age of the population; 2.) the per capita decrease in alcohol consumption; and 3.) the effect of alcohol-related legislation. Of the three main factors, the demographic factors such as age and gender of the population were found to have the most influence.
A couple other interesting points: 1.) men are more likely to be involved in DUI fatalities than women; 2.) alcohol consumption and DUI fatalities drop significantly once drivers reach 35 years of age; 3.) the per capita consumption of alcohol has actually declined in recent years; 3.) beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in our country.
One strange anomoly that the report failed to address is that the number of DUI drivers in fatal crashes actually increased from 56,029 to 59,104. So really all the report shows is that the percentage of DUI drivers has decreased relative to the overall driving population, but the number of DUI fatalities has remained the same.
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