Comparison of the Effects of Two Legal Blood Alcohol Limits: The Presence of Alcohol in Traffic Accidents According to Category of Driver in Izmir, Turkey
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.440-442, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15389588.2014.968777
- Dergi Adı: TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.440-442
- Anahtar Kelimeler: traffic, accidents, alcohol
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Under existing Turkish road traffic law, there are 2 different blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits allowed for drivers in 2013: zero blood alcohol and <= 0.50g/L. All public transport, taxi, commercial, and official vehicle drivers must maintain a zero blood alcohol concentration while driving. Private vehicle drivers must maintain a BAC of 0.50g/L or lower. The aim of the recent study was to evaluate the effect of these 2 legal blood alcohol limits on nonfatal traffic accidents that occurred due to the driver being under the influence of alcohol.