Along for the Ride. Passengers Riding with Impaired Drinking Drivers

描述（由申请人提供）：这项拟议的研究将使用2007年全国路边调查（NRS）的数据，这是一项最近完成的数据集，代表了美国周末司机及其乘客的饮酒状况。2007年全国交通调查包括一项与司机调查同步进行的乘客调查。2007年全国交通调查提供了一个独特的机会，让我们了解乘客在不良驾驶中所扮演的尚未得到充分研究的角色，旨在更好地了解乘客可能成为危险因素或预防因素的因素和机制。此外，通过提供司机的饮酒模式和药物消费信息，本研究还将为有aud和/或药物消费的司机乘坐的乘客的特征提供急需的信息。这项研究提供的信息将填补目前的知识空白，可用于开发新的干预途径，特别是针对最容易受到酒后驾驶影响的人群。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed study will use data from the 2007 National Roadside Survey (NRS), a recently completed data set representative of the drinking condition of weekend U.S. drivers and their passengers. The 2007 NRS includes a passenger survey synchronized with a driver survey, the 2007 NRS provides a unique opportunity to gain knowledge about the understudied role of passengers in impaired driving, aiming for a better understanding of the factors and mechanisms by which a passenger could become either a risk or a prevention factor for impaired driving. Furthermore, by providing information on the drivers' drinking patterns as well as on his/her drug consumption, this study will also provide much needed information on the characteristics of passengers riding with drivers showing AUDs and/or drug consumption. The information provided by this study will fill a current gap in knowledge that could be used to develop new avenues for interventions, in particular for populations most vulnerable to riding with a drinking driver. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This study will gain knowledge about the understudied role of passengers in impaired driving, aiming for a better understanding of the factors and mechanisms by which a passenger could become either a risk or a prevention factor for impaired driving. We hope the information provided by this study will fill a current gap in knowledge that could be used to develop new avenues for interventions, in particular for populations most vulnerable to riding with a drinking driver.