RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 da Silva, Fátima Pereira
A1 Mendes, Rui
A1 Girão, Patrícia
A1 Francisco, Mariana
T1 Young people, drug use and drugged-driving
JF Transactions on Transport Sciences
YR 2018
VO 9
IS 2
SP 27
OP 34
DO 10.5507/tots.2018.009
UL https://tots.upol.cz/artkey/tot-201802-0003.php
AB According to World Health Organization (WHO) road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death globally, leading to the death of 1.2 million people each year. Data from National Authority for Road Safety (ANSR-Portugal) points to age group between 18 and 24 years old as the most vulnerable facing road dangers. In the last 10 years 15% of fatalities, 18% of serious injuries and minor injuries happened in this age group. It is also in this younger group that most accidents occur during weekend nights compared to the other days of the week. This article aims to present the results of a preliminary study about drug use and drugged-driving, through the application of the DDYP-Scale Questionnaire to 140 young people. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were applied. Results presented here, although somewhat different from American and European studies, indicate a clear tendency to the recreational use of marijuana and drugged-driving, among younger populations.