Dry county
A study in Kentucky suggested that residents of dry counties have to drive farther from their homes to consume alcohol, thus increasing impaired driving exposure, although it found that a similar proportion of crashes in wet and dry counties are alcohol-related.
Other researchers have pointed to the same phenomenon. Winn and Giacopassi observed that residents of wet counties most likely have “shorter distances (to travel) between home and drinking establishments.” From their study, Schulte and colleagues postulate that “it may be counter productive in that individuals are driving farther under the influence of alcohol, thus, increasing their exposure to crashes in dry counties.”
Data from the National Highway Traffic and Safety…
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