Motorcycle accidents and alcohol. a survey of fatalities in the Cape Peninsula
Fosseus, C.G.
South African Medical Journal 64(5): 159-160
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 6867893 Document Number: 198607
Autopsy was performed on a total of 48 motorcycle accident victims (39 riders and 9 passengers) in Cape Town during 1982. Thirty-nine (81%) were under 30 years of age, while 61,3% of the riders tested were found to have alcohol in their blood, 42% having a blood alcohol level of more than 0,10 g/dl.
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