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TITLE:Alcohol Involvement in Pedestrian Fatalities: United States, 1982-1992
AUTHOR:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Centers for Disease Control
NUMBER:Vol 42/No 37 pp.716-719
YEAR:1993
FORMAT:Report
LENGTH:3 pages
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AUDIENCE:		 Pedestrian Program Coordinators, Safety Activists
DESCRIPTION:

This report summarizes data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on trends in alcohol use in traffic fatalities involving pedestrians. Findings show that, since 1982, the percentage of drivers involved in fatal pedestrian crashes, in whom alcohol was detected, has greatly decreased, while the percentage of pedestrians involved in fatal crashes, in whom alcohol was detected, has only slightly decreased.

HOW TO GET:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Centers for Disease Control
September 24, 1993
Vol 42/No 37 pp 716-719
CROSS LISTINGS:alcohol, accident data

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