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The decision to drive under the influence of alcohol (or, for a passenger, to get into a vehicle with a driver who has been drinking) is subject to various determinisms. Some are deeply rooted in the psychological background of the individual and his lifestyle. The relationship of an individual to alcohol, like any psychotropic substance and dependency, originates in the early stages of development. In this work we will focus on those which operate in the immediate, in terms of accidents and offences. The various phenomena that lead a young person to return home on weekend evenings under the influence of drink are, in chronological order:
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a decision to spend an evening in a place where drink is sold;
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the management of alcohol consumption during the evening (quantity, how often, food intake);
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deciding whether or not to drive;
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once this decision has been made, the behavioural consequences of this decision (risk-taking, compensation of risk).
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Assailly, JP. (1999). Young People, Alcohol and Risk. In: Dionne, G., Laberge-Nadeau, C. (eds) Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation. Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance, and Economic Security, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4058-8_18
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