A comparison of alcohol and drug use by random motor vehicle drivers in Brazil and Norway

Gjerde, Hallvard; Sousa, Tanara Rosângela Vieira; Boni, Raquel Brandini De; Christophersen, Asbjørg S.; Limberger, Renata Pereira; Zancanaro, Ivomar; Øiestad, Elisabeth Leere; Normann, Per T.; Mørland, Jörg; Pechansky, Flávio

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.01.019

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“…Brazil (Gjerde et al 2014) and at night-time in weekends in Canada (Beasley & Beirness 2012;Beirness & Beasley 2010), whereas the prevalence of stimulants was also fairly high in those countries as well as in Australia (Chu et al 2012;Davey et al 2014). The studies listed above found that among the stimulant drugs, cocaine was most common in the USA, Canada, Spain and Italy, whereas amphetamines were more common in the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Australia.…”

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Roadside survey of alcohol and drug use among Norwegian drivers in 2016–2017: A follow-up of the 2008–2009 survey

Furuhaugen

Jamt

Nilsson

et al. 2018

Traffic Injury Prevention

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The proportion of samples that tested positive for alcohol had not changed since 2008-2009, and the proportions that tested positive for benzodiazepines and amphetamines were lower. There are several possible reasons for the reduction: Implementation of legal limits for 28 drugs in 2012-2016, increased use of drug recognition tests, implementation of drug screening instruments, and automatic number plate recognition by the police since 2010; more focused enforcement of the driving under the influence (DUI) law; better information provided to drivers; and changes in drug prescriptions.

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Roadside survey of alcohol and drug use among Norwegian drivers in 2016–2017: A follow-up of the 2008–2009 survey

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Nilsson

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Traffic Injury Prevention

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“… 15 , 26 In a study conducted in Vietnam, 27 44.9% of respondents reported drinking and driving. Salako et al 9 reported that 62.7% of commercial motorcyclists in Nigeria take alcohol during work hours. In the United States, a report by National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated that approximately 40% of all traffic fatalities were alcohol-related.…”

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“… 8 A large proportion of road traffic crashes are related to driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs. 9 The risk of accidents can increase with ASA by impairing the driver's awareness and problem solving skills. Furthermore, drivers who are under the influence of substances or alcohol do not consider the consequences of their behaviors and actions on others.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors of alcohol and substance abuse among motorcycle drivers in Fars province, Iran

Heydari

Vossoughi

Akbarzadeh

et al. 2016

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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PurposeThe aim of this present study is to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse (ASA) and its relationship with other risky driving behaviors among motorcycle drivers.MethodsThis is a cross sectional study which is performed at Shiraz city of Iran. Data from motorcycle drivers were collected using a standard questionnaire in eight major streets at different times of the day. The data includes consumption of alcohol and other substances two hours before driving and some of the risky behaviors during driving.ResultsA total of 414 drivers with a mean ± SD age of (27.0 ± 9.3) years participated in the study. Alcohol or substance consumptions two hours before driving was significantly associated with risky driving behaviors such as using mobile phone during driving, poor maneuvering, and driving over the speed limit (both p < 0.001). It was also associated with carelessness about safety such as driving with technical defects (p < 0.001) and not wearing a crash helmet (p = 0.008).ConclusionScreening for alcohol and substance consumption among motorcycle drivers is an efficient way to identify drivers that are at a greater risk for road traffic accidents.

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“…Risk factors for serious injury include the vulnerability of the rider's exposed situation, speed, limited driving experience, risk-taking behavior [5] and driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol [6] also the risk factor depends on the rider age, sex, mileage, type of road, characteristics of the motorycle and [7]. The modifable factor of acccident is error behavioral (difficulties of control associated with high speed, or erros in speed selection) [2].…”

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Factors Associated with Motorcycle Risk Behavior among Thai University Students, Khon Kaen

Puratmaja

Handayani

Sunardi

2017

IJERE

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The aim of this research was to assess motorcycle risk behavior (MRB) among Thai students in Khon Kaen University. The research used a cross sectional study. Fifty Thai students recruited using purposive sample technique and the chi-square test was used to analyze relationship between characteristic associated with MRB. The most common MRB were making U-turn (38%), sometimes driving above the speed limit (36%), driving with more than two passanger (48%) and sometimes not wearing helmet (36%). The result showed that sex and riding history associated with MRB (Psex < 0.05; Priding history < 0.05). Sex and riding history were significantly associated with MRB. Improving knowledge is important to decrease risky motorcycle driving behavior. Additionally, the need to provide intervention programs, promotion, and awareness related to student’s safety riding behavior could be recommended, from this information.<p> </p>

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A comparison of alcohol and drug use by random motor vehicle drivers in Brazil and Norway

Cited by 24 publications

References 47 publications

Roadside survey of alcohol and drug use among Norwegian drivers in 2016–2017: A follow-up of the 2008–2009 survey

Roadside survey of alcohol and drug use among Norwegian drivers in 2016–2017: A follow-up of the 2008–2009 survey

Prevalence and risk factors of alcohol and substance abuse among motorcycle drivers in Fars province, Iran

Factors Associated with Motorcycle Risk Behavior among Thai University Students, Khon Kaen

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