title: Collision behavior of young drivers. Impact of the change in the age of majority.
abstract: A comparison of the number of collisions experienced by young male drivers in London, Ontario, before and after the reduction in the legal age for drinking and purchasing alcoholic beverages from 21 to 18, indicated that the change in the law led to an increase in the collision involvement of young drivers.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D011639:Public Opinion; D012737:Sex Factors; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013997:Time Factors