Publication Details

BACs of university students returning home at night

Type: conferencePapers

Author(s): Foss, Robert D.; Holladay, Kathleen A.; Bartley, Christopher L.; Marchetti, Lauren M.

Publisher: Swedish Road Administration

Url: https://view-awesome-table.com/-LmA6bEOOevpcl_hypcR/view

Publication Date: 2000

Address: Borlange, Sweden

Abstract: To study alcohol use and transportation choices by university students, we interviewed a random sample of university students as they returned to their residences late at night (10 p.m. to 3 a.m.). Interviews were conducted on all nights of the week. As part of the interview, a breath alcohol measurement was obtained using a portable breath test device. Of 1,846 persons interviewed, 1,790 provided a breath measurement. Persons who identified themselves as designated drivers were somewhat less likely to have BACs above 20 mg/dL and 80 mg/dL than those who were not designated drivers, but these differences were small. About a quarter of designated drivers had BACs of 20 mg/dL or higher.

Conference name: 15th Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Stockholm, Sweden

Conference_proceedings_title: Proceedings of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference