Study Shows More Drunk Driving among Young Women
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March 26, 2010
While there has been a decline in alcohol-related fatal car crashes among young men, the rate has risen among some populations of female drivers, as reported in Science Daily.
An analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data found that the rate of fatal car crashes where drivers had alcohol in their system fell among all age groups of men studied, up to age 20 (16–20), and remained the same among 21- to 24-year-olds.
However, while the rate fell among 16-year-old females and remained the same among 17- and 18-year-old females, it rose among 19-year-olds and 21- to 24-year-olds. Researchers also found that the proportion of female drivers involved in fatal alcohol-involved crashes was higher than for males.
The full study appears in the journal Injury Prevention.