Predictors of positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in a sample of Brazilian drivers

Predictors of positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in a sample of Brazilian drivers.

OBJECTIVE To verify the frequency of positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) among drivers and to examine associated factors in a cross-sectional study of Brazilian state capitals. METHODS 3,398 drivers were approached on highways crossing all 27 Brazilian capitals from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. (Fridays and Saturdays). They were breathalyzed and data on their driving characteristics and alcohol ...

Statistical Relationship Between Presumptive Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits of Illegality and Measured BAC,s of Drunk Drivers

The effectiveness of a 0.05 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in the United States.

The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended that states establish a per se blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit of 0.05 or lower for all drivers who are not already required to adhere to lower BAC limits in a national effort to reduce alcohol-impaired driving. There is strong evidence for adopting this recommendation. A comprehensive review of the literature on BAC limits w...

Multiple Imputation of Missing Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Values in FARS

Alcohol involvement is a major contributing factor in the occurrence of motor vehicle traffic crashes. According to NHTSA’s preliminary estimate for 2002, alcohol was involved in about 42 percent of all motor vehicle crashes where there was a fatality. The most direct measure of a driver’s or nonoccupant’s alcohol involvement is a BAC test result reported in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting ...

Digital Screening for Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in a Southern Nigeria City.

OBJECTIVE Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was digitally determined for transport operators, passengers, and pedestrians in a southern Nigeria city. METHODS The subjects were screened with a digital breathalyzer, Alco Scan CA 2000, for BAC along major accident-prone highways, resting spots, and hospitals. The mouthpieces were complemented with disposable straws for rapid and hygienic screeni...