Historique
Article de Périodique
Effect on traffic safety of lowering the drinking age in three Australian states (1986)
Auteur(s) :
SMITH, D. I. ;
BURVILL, P. W.
Année
1986
Page(s) :
183-198
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
AGE MINIMUM LEGAL
;
ALCOOL
;
AGE
;
LEGISLATION
;
SECURITE ROUTIERE
;
ACCIDENT
;
IVRESSE
;
COMPARAISON
;
SEXE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Résumé :
Lowering of the drinking age in three Australian States was found to adversely affect traffic safety. In the case of the South Australian reduction from 20 to 18 years the significant increase in the number of male drivers and motorcyclists injured still existed four to six years later. For Western Australia and Queensland different results were obtained for the metropolitan and Rest-of-State areas. A highly significant increase in drink-driving enforcement activity in Queensland was not able to contain the adverse effect on traffic safety of increasing the availability of alcoholic beverages.
Affiliation :
Australia