"Best Bets" to Prevent Unintentional Auto-Related Injuries:
Promote Idea that Drunk Driving is Dangerous and Undesirable

Other beliefs and attitudes have shown correlations with drinking and driving behaviors in cross-sectional studies. Grube and Voas (1996) surveyed 706 licensed drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 years. The study sample was 52% male, and was 65% European American, 25% Latino, 4% African American, 4% Asian American, and 2% other ethnicities. Participants who believed that drunk driving is dangerous and those who believed that their friends would not approve of drunk driving were less likely than were their peers to drive after drinking or to ride with a driver who had been drinking. Similarly, those who perceived more available alternatives to driving after drinking or to riding with a drunk driver were less likely to exhibit these behaviors. A belief that drunk drivers are likely to get caught and be punished was associated with a decreased likelihood of riding with a driver who had been drinking, but was not associated with drinking and driving.


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