| Description |
xvi, 196 pages ; 30 cm |
| Series |
CR ; 41 |
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Report (Australia. Office of Road Safety) ; no. CR41
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CR ; 41
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| Summary |
Information about drug use was collected from drivers and pedestrians involved in road crashes in Melbourne in which a driver or pedestrian was killed. This involved analysis of body fluid from 191 fatalities combined with other information about drug use from police files. 44% had used drugs other than alcohol, caffeine and nicotine. Among fatalities, 55% of drivers or riders in single vehicle crashes, 77% of drivers or riders in multivehicle crashes and 61% of pedestrians had used drugs. Cannabis was the most frequently detected drug other than alcohol, caffeine and nicotine, followed by aspirin. Road accidents. Road accident causes. Drugs. Alcohol. Drivers. Motorcycles. Pedestrians. Cannabis |
| Analysis |
fatal accidents |
| Notes |
"A report prepared for the Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police, and funded by the Federal Office of Road Safety, Department of Transport, Commonwealth of Australia' |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 115-147 |
| Issuing Body |
"A report prepared for the Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police, and funded by the Federal Office of Road Safety, Department of Transport, Commonwealth of Australia' |
| Notes |
CR no:41 0810-770X |
| Subject |
Automobile drivers -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- Drug use
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Drinking and traffic accidents -- Victoria -- Melbourne
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Drinking and traffic accidents.
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Drugged driving -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.)
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Drugs -- Physiological effect.
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Traffic accidents -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.)
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Traffic accidents -- Melbourne
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| Author |
Australia. Federal Office of Road Safety.
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Victoria Police Force.
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| ISSN |
0810-770X |
| ISBN |
0642512825 |
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