Profile of Drivers Whose Licences Were Temporarily Revoked for Driving under the Influence of Alcohol for the Second Time in the Province of Türkiye and Participated in Training: A Retrospective Study

Year 2025, Issue: 8, 66 - 74, 11.07.2025

Türkan Üstündağ , Arzu Akcan

https://doi.org/10.26650/CURARE.2025.1695410

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the 2019 profile of drivers in a province in the south of Turkey who were detected by security forces while driving under the influence of alcohol for the second time, whose licences were confiscated for two years, and who were required to attend driver behaviour development training (DBDT) to get their licences back.

Materials and Methods: This retrospective registry study's sample consisted of 601 people. The recorded data used by the Antalya Provincial Health Directorate were evaluated. The ethics committee and institutional permission were obtained for the study. Categorical data were given with percentages, and continuous data were given with mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum values.

Results: The average age of the drivers was 41.47±10.46, 98% were male, 32.9% were high school graduates, 65.9% lived in the city centre, and 88.5% were employed. It was determined that 40.8% of the participants had accidents involving property damage while driving under the influence of alcohol, and 43.1% of them consumed alcohol several times a week. Among the reasons for drivers’ drinking, socialisation (9.94±4.64) had the highest mean score. It was determined that 31.8% of the participants exhibited harmful alcohol use behaviour, and 48.6% had a 75% alcohol use disorder.

Conclusion: This study revealed that the majority of drivers whose driver's licence was temporarily revoked for the second time due to alcohol-impaired driving were middle-aged, male, and employed; a significant proportion of them consumed alcohol frequently, were involved in accidents with property damage, and had a high risk of alcohol use disorder. The data emphasise the importance of developing targeted education and intervention programmes for this risk group.

Keywords

Driving under the influence , retrospective studies , alcohol drinking , accidents , public health

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