Effects of Smoke-Free Laws on Alcohol-Related Car Crashes in California and New York

Time Series Analyses From 1982 to 2008

Bibliographic Data

ID11028600
AuthorsDebra H Bernat (0000-0003-0611-1441, Debra H. Bernat is with the College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Andrew Hyland is with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY. Alexander C. Wagenaar is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and the Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida.), Mildred M Maldonado-Molina (0000-0003-1097-4338, University of Florida Health), Mildred Maldonado-Molina (Debra H. Bernat is with the College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Andrew Hyland is with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY. Alexander C. Wagenaar is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and the Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida.), Andrew Hyland (0009-0009-6318-9932, Debra H. Bernat is with the College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Andrew Hyland is with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY. Alexander C. Wagenaar is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and the Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida.), Alexander C Wagenaar (0000-0003-1674-6774, Debra H. Bernat is with the College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Andrew Hyland is with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY. Alexander C. Wagenaar is with the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and the Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida.)
Year2013
Volume103
Issue2
Pages214-220
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300906
PMID23237160
PMCIDPMC3558754
OpenAlexW2006129873
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited17

We examined effects of New York and California’s statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar polices on alcohol-related car crash fatalities. We used an interrupted time-series design from 1982 to 2008, with 312 monthly observations, to examine the effect of each state’s law on single-vehicle-nighttime crashes and crashes involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams per deciliter or greater. Implementation of New York and California’s statewide smoke-free policies was not associated with alcohol-related car crash fatalities. Additionally, analyses showed no effect of New York’s smoke-free policy on alcohol-related car crash fatalities in communities along the Pennsylvania-New York border. Statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar laws do not appear to affect rates of alcohol-related car crashes

Alcohol · Blood alcohol · Crash · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Seat belt · Smoke · Suicide prevention · Waste management · Automotive Engineering · Chemistry · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Traffic and Road Safety

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