Prevalence of drink-driving in Thimphu, Bhutan: Targeted surveillance at sentinel sites.
alcohol
drink‐driving
driving
random breath testing
traffic injury
Journal
Drug and alcohol review
ISSN: 1465-3362
Titre abrégé: Drug Alcohol Rev
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9015440
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2020
01 Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
26
07
2019
revised:
30
10
2020
accepted:
01
11
2020
entrez:
8
12
2020
pubmed:
9
12
2020
medline:
9
12
2020
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Bhutan has a high incidence of alcohol-related disease. With economic development, motorised transport is proliferating, increasing the potential for traffic injury. We investigated drink-driving in the country's largest urban environment. Working with police, we set up checkpoints at major thoroughfares in Thimphu, on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights, from May to July 2017. Police directed cars to testing bays where drivers were breathalysed and interviewed. All 1596 drivers stopped by police were breathalysed, and 212 (13%) tested positive. Blood alcohol of >0.02 g/dL (which we defined as 'probable impairment') was detected in 178 drivers (11%), while 67 (4.2%) exceeded the legal limit of 0.08 g/dL. Probable impairment was more common in men, older drivers, on Tuesdays (versus Fridays or Saturdays) and later at night. Drink-driving is very common at night-time in Bhutan. Routine roadside random breath-testing, and media campaigns emphasising the risk of apprehension and consequent serious financial and social penalties, should be considered to deter drink-driving.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : World Health Organization
ID : 001
Pays : International
Organisme : Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Australia
ID : Priority Research Centre in Health Behaviour - Sma
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.
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