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Paper Title:
Age and Sex Profiles
of Speeding and Drink Driving Offenders and Drivers Involved in
Casualty Crashes
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Authors:
Ross McColl
Abstract:
Age and sex profiles
of speeding offenders, drink drive offenders and drivers of vehicles
involved in casualty crashes in South Australia were compared, both
overall and within various subsets of drivers.
The age distributions
for speeding offenders and drink driving offenders showed peaks
in the early 20's, and steep declines with increasing age. The distribution
for drivers involved in casualty crashes was similar, however the
peak was prior to age 20. For drivers who were recorded as having
committed an apparent error, the decline was more rapid, however
there was an increase in numbers between about ages 60 and 75. Males
and females appeared in similar numbers for casualty crashes, but
males were more common with speeding and drink driving offences.
With an increase in the severity of the speeding offences, came
an increase in the proportion of male and young drivers. Increased
severity of drink driving saw no such result. With an increase in
severity of road crashes, the proportion of males increased, but
not the proportion of young drivers.
The material should assist
with the better targeting of countermeasures for speeding and drink
driving, and to provide insight into the relationship between speeding,
drink driving and road crashes.
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