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[Article] Alcohol's role in fatal road crashes

gurramok · 2006-11-23 13:55:49

From http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1123/roadsafety.html?rss So its been finally revealed in a '03 study particularly about the alcohol role in single vehicle accidents and among pedestrians. If only the recent breath-testing 'crackdown' happened years ago, many more people would of been alive today who have died as a result…

23-11-2006 1:55pm

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From http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1123/roadsafety.html?rss

The study reveals that 90% of drivers, whose alcohol was a factor in fatal crashes, were male. In 37% of fatal crashes in 2003 alcohol was a factor.

Pedestrian alcohol was a factor in 38% of fatal pedestrian accidents. 62% of single vehicle accidents had alcohol as a factor.

It also revealed that weekends through to Monday morning is what is called 'the killing zone' for alcohol-related fatal crashes.

So its been finally revealed in a '03 study particularly about the alcohol role in single vehicle accidents and among pedestrians.

If only the recent breath-testing 'crackdown' happened years ago, many more people would of been alive today who have died as a result of these type of 'accidents':mad:

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