Results of Special Accident Study Teams/ASAP Coordination Conference
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Summary
This document reports on the second Special Accident Study Teams/ASAP Coordination Conference held in June 1974, organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The conference aimed to coordinate activities between four university-led accident investigation teams (Boston, Baltimore, Albuquerque, and Oklahoma City) and their corresponding Alcohol Safety Action Programs (ASAPs). The primary objectives were to review progress in collecting a standardized minimal set of human factors data, present preliminary findings on alcohol-involved drivers, and discuss the future operational status of the ASAPs and study teams. The studies employed in-depth case investigations to analyze the role of alcohol and drugs in traffic accidents. A key methodological challenge identified was the difficulty in obtaining reliable data for specific variables within the agreed-upon minimal set. Teams reported that data regarding the length of drinking sessions, number of drinks per sitting, reasons for drinking, and medical diagnoses of alcoholism were often vague, variable, or unavailable, rendering these specific elements meaningless for analysis. The Boston team had completed data collection for 300 fatal accident cases, while the Baltimore team analyzed a smaller sample of 33 driver fatals and 20 matched non-fatal accidents. The Albuquerque and Oklahoma City teams were still in preliminary stages, with the latter utilizing a control group in Tulsa to compare fatal accidents across cities. Preliminary findings from the Boston study, which included 268 drivers most responsible for fatal crashes, indicated that 45% of these drivers had alcohol involvement in the focal accident. The study categorized drivers into types based on crash outcomes (killing self, killing another occupant, or killing a pedestrian) and found that the modal age for all groups was 20–29 years. Alcohol-involved drivers were more likely to have prior arrests for driving under the influence and job losses related to alcohol abuse compared to non-alcohol-involved drivers. The Baltimore team noted potential medical correlations between liver cirrhosis and crash survival rates, though statistical analysis was limited by sample size. The conference concluded with guidelines for final reports, mandating fourteen specific bivariate tables and driver profiles to ensure consistency across studies. NHTSA outlined plans for the future, noting that 10–12 of the 35 ASAPs would continue operations, while others would undergo evaluation. The accident study teams were advised to seek continued funding through NHTSA requests for proposals or state-level accident investigation programs. The document serves as both a progress report and a methodological guide for ongoing federal evaluation of alcohol countermeasures.
Key finding
Data collection for variables regarding drinking duration, quantity per sitting, and reasons for drinking was reported as unreliable or uncollectable by all four study teams.
Methodology
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- incidence prevalence
- demographic disparities
- in depth crash investigation
- sex gender
- causation analyses
- naturalistic crash near crash
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