Posted On:
July 20, 2009
Drunk Driver Frequency Less Overall
A recent study from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration(NHTSA) found that car drivers are using less alcohol, but that motorcyclists are twice as likely to drive drunk. Still, the study found that overall, drivers found with alcohol above the legal limit continues to decline sharply.
This may be a bad rap for motorcyclists. I reviewed the study, and there is no real description of how the tests were conducted, except that it was through road side surveys. Assuming that road side surveys involved folks pulled over for driving while impaired, I wonder if the lopsided results are due more to the fact that it may be easier for a police officer to spot a drunk motorcyclist rather than a drunk driver driving a car.
