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Bicycling during alcohol intoxication
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2292-3722
Transportstyrelsen, Sverige.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3815-6639
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Driver and vehicle.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4715-8935
Transportstyrelsen, Sverige.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9003-9301
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2023 (English)In: Traffic Safety Research, E-ISSN 2004-3082, Vol. 4, article id 000028Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The number of bicycling fatalities was 19 450 between 2010 and 2018 in Europe. The number of bicyclists killed when intoxicated by alcohol is harder to establish given the lack of reliable data. In Sweden, drunk bicycling is socially acceptable and legal (unless reckless). This experiment aimed to investigate how alcohol intoxication affect bicycling stability performance, executive functions, and self-rated ability. The experiment was completed on a wide treadmill that allowed control of several influencing factors such as speed and physical effort. Intoxicated and sober participants bicycled on the treadmill for five 10 minute sessions. Alcohol as administered incrementally to reach a target breath alcohol concentration level of 0.8‰. Stability decreased with intoxication; especially roll rate measurements were identified as being adequate indicators of bicycling instability. Executive function was negatively affected, and ability ratings decreased due to intoxication. The intoxicated participants were aware of their reduced ability to bicycle in a safe manner on a group level but not on an individual level. However, this insight does not affect their intention to bicycle intoxicated.

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Lund University Faculty of Engineering , 2023. Vol. 4, article id 000028
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alcohol intoxication, bicycling performance, cognition, stability
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-19839DOI: 10.55329/prpa1909Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85166901850OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-19839DiVA, id: diva2:1788671
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