Alcohol and motor vehicle-related deaths of children as passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

This article examines the association between alcohol use by drivers and mortality of children who were passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. While the overall percentage of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths for children declined between 1991 and 1996, experiences for passengers, pedestrians and cyclists differ. Selected characteristics of children and drivers that elevate the risk of an alcohol-related motor vehicle death point to the need for further policy and clinical interventions.