ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2020
State or market? How to effectively decrease alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries.
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- Differential impacts of ridesharing on alcohol-related crashes by socioeconomic municipalities: rate of technology adoption matters.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Differences in outcomes of mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation by country income level: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of an enhanced sobriety checkpoints programme and publicity campaign on motor vehicle collisions, injuries and deaths in Leon, MX: a synthetic control study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- A scoping review on the essential role of global neurotrauma in achieving the sustainable development goals.Discover public health · 2026Review
- Investigating the Risk Factors Associated with Injury Severity in Pedestrian Crashes in Santiago, Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Ride-Hailing and Road Traffic Crashes: A Critical Review.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Review
- Rideshare Trips and Alcohol-Involved Motor Vehicle Crashes in Chicago.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2021Article
- Time-varying effect of drunk driving regulations on road traffic mortality in Guangzhou, China: an interrupted time-series analysis.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is estimated that more than 270 000 people die yearly in alcohol-related crashes globally. To tackle this burden, government interventions, such as laws which restrict blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels and increase penalties for drunk drivers, have been implemented. The introduction of private-sector measures, such as ridesharing, is regarded as alternatives to reduce drunk driving and related sequelae. However, it is unclear whether state and private efforts complement each other to reduce this public health challenge.
methodsWe conducted interrupted time-series analyses using weekly alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries per 1 000 000 population in three urban conglomerates (Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción) in Chile for the period 2010-2017. We selected cities in which two state interventions-the 'zero tolerance law' (ZTL), which decreased BAC, and the 'Emilia law' (EL), which increased penalties for drunk drivers-were implemented to decrease alcohol-related crashes, and where Uber ridesharing was launched.
resultsIn Santiago, the ZTL was associated with a 29.1% decrease (95% CI 1.2 to 70.2), the EL with a 41.0% decrease (95% CI 5.5 to 93.2) and Uber with a non-significant 28.0% decrease (95% CI -6.4 to 78.5) in the level of weekly alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries per 1 000 000 population series. In Concepción, the EL was associated with a 28.9% reduction (95% CI 4.3 to 62.7) in the level of the same outcome. In Valparaíso, the ZTL had a -0.01 decrease (95% CI -0.02 to -0.00) in the trend of weekly alcohol-related crashes per 1 000 000 population series.
conclusionIn Chile, concomitant decreases of alcohol-related crashes were observed after two state interventions were implemented but not with the introduction of Uber. Relationships between public policy interventions, ridesharing and motor vehicle alcohol-related crashes differ between cities and over time, which might reflect differences in specific local characteristics.
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