Effects of the introduction of on-premise drinking on alcohol-related accidents and impaired driving
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. in Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Vol. 37 (5) , 683-686
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1976.37.683
Abstract
In 1973, lounges for the on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages were opened in Owen Sound (population 18,469), Ontario [Canada] for the 1st time in 66 yr. The numbers of accidents and alcohol-related traffic problems during 1970-72 and 1973-74 in Owen Sound were compared with those of Collingwood (population 9775), a nearby city, which had had on-premise consumption continuously. Owen Sound experienced no greater increase than Collingwood in the total number of accidents, nighttime accidents, alcohol-involved accidents or in charges of impaired driving in the period following the lounge openings. The numbers of accidents in which the drivers had BAC [blood alcohol concentration] of 0.08% or over decreased from 61 to 57 in Owen Sound and increased from 22 to 44 in Collingwood. Previously, on-premise consumption people in Owen Sound had to drive further to drink and hence were more exposed to alcohol-related traffic problems.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: