Study Shows Alcohol-Related Traffic Risk Increases at Age 21 | Loudoun DUI Attorney

Previous national studies have shown that about 25% of college students admitted to driving while intoxicated, and and even greater percentage admits to riding with a driver they believe to be intoxicated. A new study shows that behaviors change as students age, and the frequency of drinking and driving takes a sharp upturn once students turn 21.

Full results will be published in the August 2010 journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

The study used 1,253 college freshman at a large mid-Atlantic school. They were interviewed annually for four years, with a 88-91% followup rate.

Three alcohol-related risk behaviors were studied: riding with a driver who was under the influence of alcohol (RWID), driving after drinking any alcohol (DAD), and driving while intoxicated (DWI).

While results showed that rates of risky behavior were high, they also showed a distinct increase when students hit the legal drinking age of 21.

The study results come in the wake of new legislation making penalties for underage drinking much tougher.

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