Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Alcohol is fast becoming a main reason behind fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the US, a new study claims.
The research team made the observation after assessing the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on fatal road traffic collisions for the years 1995 to 2007.
The proportion of drivers whose blood samples had contained alcohol was noted across five age bands: 16; 17; 18; 19 to 20; and 21 to 24 years.
Also, blood alcohol levels were categorised as 0.01 to 0.07 g/dl, which is below the legal drink drive limit in the US; 0.08 to 0.14g/dl, which is at or above the legal drink drive limit; and 0.15 and above, at which level a driver has a 100-fold increased risk of a collision.
In all, there were just short of 180,000 fatal car crashes among drivers aged 16 to 24 during the study period.
It was found that among 16-year-old women drivers, the rate fell by 0.8 per 100,000 of the population and remained the same for 17 and 18 year olds.
Also, an increase in the proportion of young female drivers with a positive blood alcohol test involved in a fatal collision was witnessed.
Moreover, the proportion was found to be higher than for young male drivers.
It rose by 3.5percent on weekdays and 2.2percent at weekends among young women compared with 1.5percent and 0.4percent, respectively, among young men. (ANI)
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