DRINKING AND DRIVING: BEHAVIORS OF MOTORCYCLISTS STOPPED AT THE “OPERATION DRY LAW”

Authors

  • Rafael Tavares Jomar Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Ângela Maria Mendes Abreu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Jaqueline da Silva Soares Souto Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.43010

Keywords:

Automobile driving, Motorcycles, Traffic accidents, Alcohol drinking, Descriptive epidemiology.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe drinking-and-driving behaviors among motorcyclists stopped by the Operation Dry Law (Operação Lei Seca), an anti-drink driving campaign. A descriptive study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of motorcyclists stopped in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2012, who answered a socio-demographic questionnaire about alcohol use, involvement in traffic accidents and their drink-driving behavior before and after the enactment of the Dry Law (Lei Seca).Of the 94 motorcyclists interviewed, 61 answered that they had already been involved in a traffic accident and 11 of them had consumed alcohol prior to the accident. There was a decline of the drink-driving behavior by 81% after the enactment of the Dry Law. Therefore, it is possible that the enforcement actions of Operation Dry Law may have contributed to the decline of the drink-driving behavior.

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Published

2015-12-04

How to Cite

Jomar, R. T., Abreu, Ângela M. M., & Souto, J. da S. S. (2015). DRINKING AND DRIVING: BEHAVIORS OF MOTORCYCLISTS STOPPED AT THE “OPERATION DRY LAW”. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.43010

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Research

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