Amb motiu del tancament d'estiu, la validació de documents es reprendrà a partir del 28 d'agost de 2026. Disculpeu les molèsties.
Con motivo del cierre de verano, la validación de documentos se reanudará a partir del 28 de agosto de 2026. Disculpad las molestias
Due to the summer closure, document validation will resume starting August 28, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Files

891330.pdf (387.91 KB)

Document type

Article

Version

Published version

Publication date

2025-02-24

Publication license

cc-by-nc-nd (c) Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS), 2025
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220293

Lowering the legal alcohol limits for driving: expected changes in the prevalence of positive tests

Journal Title

Authors

Director/Tutor

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Related resource

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2025.102463

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the increase in the prevalence rate of drivers testing positive for alcohol when lowering the breath alcohol content (BrAC) limit from 0.25 to 0.10 mg/l. Method: A cross-sectional study using a sample of 8320 breath tests from a mandatory roadside random survey conducted on interurban roads in Catalonia in 2019. (...)

Subject

Consum d'alcohol i accidents de trànsit, Corbes de freqüències, Proves i reactius químics

Subject (English)

Drinking and traffic accidents, Frequency curves, Chemical tests and reagents

Citation

Collections

Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)

Citation

ALCAÑIZ, Manuela, GUILLÉN, Montserrat and SANTOLINO, Miguel. Lowering the legal alcohol limits for driving: expected changes in the prevalence of positive tests. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2025. Vol. 39, num. 1-4. ISSN 0213-9111. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220293

Export metadata

JSON - METS

Share record