title: Motorcycle accidents and alcohol. A survey of fatalities in the Cape Peninsula.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001344:Autopsy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol