Effects of lowering the legal BAC to 0.08 on single-vehicle-nighttime fatal traffic crashes in 19 jurisdictions

Accident; Analysis and Prevention
Debra H BernatA C Wagenaar

Abstract

In the past few decades, numerous policies, including those that lower legal blood alcohol concentration limits, have been enacted to reduce alcohol-impaired driving. In the US, 41 states and the District of Columbia have enacted 0.08 per se laws, which specify that if a driver's BAC is at or above 0.08, a violation has occurred even if the driver does not show signs of intoxication. We examined effects of lowering the blood alcohol concentration limit to 0.08 per se on fatal traffic crashes in 18 states and the District of Columbia, and whether effects of the law varied by state or by baseline rates of fatal traffic crashes. Data on fatal traffic crashes were obtained from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, including all states that enacted 0.08 per se prior to 2001 in the contiguous United States. Effects of the 0.08 law were examined in each state separately, and the overall effect across states was examined using a mixed-model Poisson regression on single-vehicle-nighttime fatal traffic crashes. State-specific analyses showed that fatal traffic crashes significantly decreased in three of the 19 states following the introduction of the 0.08 law, prior to adjusting for potential confounders. The mixed-model regression sh...Continue Reading

References

Nov 1, 1985·Journal of Studies on Alcohol·H MoskowitzA F Williams
Apr 1, 1995·The Journal of Trauma·A K Lund, S A Ferguson
Jun 30, 2000·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·R HingsonM Winter
Jan 16, 2002·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Eric M Ossiander, Peter Cummings
May 23, 2002·Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Supplement·Alexander C Wagenaar, Traci L Toomey

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 23, 2006·Traffic Injury Prevention·James C Fell, Robert B Voas
Dec 15, 2012·American Journal of Public Health·Debra H BernatAlexander C Wagenaar
Jan 6, 2010·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Amanda V Hayman, Marie L Crandall
Aug 15, 2012·Social Science & Medicine·Michael T FrenchJenny F Homer
Apr 25, 2009·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·James C FellA Scott Tippetts
Jun 15, 2007·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·Alexander C Wagenaar, Mildred M Maldonado-Molina
Aug 9, 2011·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Scott R WalterRaphael Grzebieta
Aug 9, 2011·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Charlotte PlugCraig Caulfield
Aug 9, 2011·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Suzanne CzechCourtney Breen
Oct 9, 2007·Accident; Analysis and Prevention·Sigal Kaplan, Carlo Giacomo Prato
Mar 4, 2014·Social Science & Medicine·Michael T French, Gulcin Gumus
Jan 10, 2017·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·Emma E McGintyJon S Vernick
Apr 25, 2017·Traffic Injury Prevention·James C Fell, Michael Scherer
Nov 7, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Andrés García-Echalar, Tomás Rau
Aug 26, 2020·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Yuan Wei PengJeffrey R Brubacher

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.