Source/Quelle:

Marin Institute/May 2005 American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Authors/Verfasser:

Robert H. Brewer, alcohol team leader, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta; Kyran P. Quinlan, M.D., clinical associate, pediatrics, University of Chicago

Theme/Thema:

Alcohol-impaired driving among U.S. adults, 1993–2002 / Alkohol am Steuer bei U.S. Erwachsenen 1993-2002

The decline in drinking-related auto accidents that began in the early 1990s may be over: A new survey suggests Americans are hitting the bottle more often now before they hit the road.

Alcohol-related auto accidents went down by slightly more than 1 percent a year from 1993 to 1997, dropping from 123 million incidents to 116 million, according to a the report, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Unfortunately, that number has started rising again, increasing by 37 percent between 1997 and 1999 alone, and reaching a total of 159 million drinking-related accidents per year by 2002.

The number of people killed in drunk-driving accidents also has risen, from 16,573 in 1999 to 17,013 in 2003, added Dr. Kyran P. Quinlan, who worked on the report while at the CDC. Quinlan is now is a clinical associate in pediatrics at the University of Chicago.

Deutsche Kurzfassung von uns:

Alkoholbedingte Verkehrsunfälle gingen von 1993 - 1997 um gut 1% jährlich zurück, d.h. von 123 Mio. auf 116 Mio. Unfällen, gemäss einem Bericht, der in der May-Ausgabe des "American Journal of Preventive Medicine" herauskam. Zwischen 1997 und 1999 allein stiegen sie wieder um 37% an, und erreichten 2002 ein Total von 159 Mio. Unfällen.

Die Zahl der dabei getöteten Menschen stieg ebenfalls von 16'573 auf 17'013 zwischen 1999 und 2003.