Werner Marthiens, Horst Schulze, Joachim Fiedler, Peter Berninghaus, Ulrich Csernak, Rolf Hoppe

• Die Zielsetzung dieser Analyse bestand darin, Einblick in jene Faktoren zu gewinnen, die maßgeblich zur Entstehung und Folgenschwere von "Disco-Unfällen" beitragen, um Erkenntnisse für die Entwicklung von Maßnahmenkonzepten zur Reduktion dieser Unfälle zu gewinnen. Die Analysedaten basieren auf einer dreimonatigen bundesweiten Totalerhebung aller Unfälle mit Personenschaden, die sich auf Fahrten zu, auf Rückfahrten von oder auf Pendelfahrten zwischen Diskotheken ereignet haben. Innerhalb des dreimonatigen Erhebungszeitraumes waren 216 Disco-Unfälle zu verzeichnen, bei denen 64 junge Leute getötet und 484 schwerverletzt wurden. Unfallursachen: 61 Prozent der Unfallfahrer hatten eine zu hohe Blutalkoholkonzentration. Der Anteil alkoholisierter Fahrer war in städtischen Ballungsgebieten wesentlich höher als in ländlichen Regionen. Linkskurven mit einem großen Kurvenradius waren der häufigste Unfallort. Infolge von Überlastung in Verbindung mit mangelnden fahrphysikalischen Kenntnissen der jungen Fahrerereigneten sich mehr als ein Fünftel Unfälle in solchen Kurven. Die Folgenschwere von Disco-Unfällen resultiert unter anderem aus der hohen Nichtanlegequote von Sicherheitsgurten - insbesondere auf den Rücksitzen. Unter differentiellen Gesichtpunkten wurde eine überproportional häufige Unfallbeteiligung von Angehörigen der Berufsgruppen, Metall, Baugewerbe und Militär festgestellt. Die Risikobereitschaft der jungen männlichen Fahrer konnte durch den "Führerschein auf Probe" noch nicht angemessen reduziert werden. Als unfallreduzierende Maßnahmen wurden vorgeschlagen: - öffentliche Fahrtangebote während Abend- und Nachtstunden des Wochenendes (zum Beispiel Disco-Busse), - Aufklärungskampagnen und Verbesserung der Ausbildung und Nachschulung, - gezielte polizeiliche Überwachung zur Bekämpfung der Alkoholproblematik, - Übernahme der in Großbritannien erprobten Aktion des "Designated Driver".
• Part 1: This analysis was aimed at investigating the factors decisively involved in the occurrence and serious consequences of "disco accidents". The information gathered is to be used for development of measures leading to the reduction of these types of accidents. The data for the analysis is based on a three-month nationwide study of all accidents involving casualties, which took place on the way to, the way back from, or on the way in between discos. During the three-month study, 216 disco accidents were registered. Sixty-four young people were killed and 484 were seriously injured. Causes of the accidents: 61 percent of the drivers involved in the accidents had blood alcohol contents that were too high. The percentage of drivers under the influence of alcohol was significantly higher in congested urban areas than in rural areas. Accumulations of these accidents were identified in left hand curves with large curve radii. Overload on the motor vehicle in connection with a lack of knowledge about the physics of driving on the part of the young drivers, led to 20 percent accidents on such curves. Among other factors, the serious consequences of disco accidents can be attributed to the high percentage of unfastened seatbelts - particularly in the back seat. A differential observation of the various professional groups showed that disproportionately more persons from the metal industry, building trade and military were involved in accidents. Thus far, risk acceptance of young male drivers has not been adequately reduced by implementing the "driver's license on a trial basis". The following measures viere suggested for reducing the number of accidents: - weekend public transport services in the evening and at night, - educational campaigns for improvement of driver's education and supplemental driver's instruction, - police surveillance directed towards fighting the alcohol problem, - implementation of the programme "Designated Driver" as conducted in Great Britain. rnPart 2: This project was aimed at developing transport services for night-time leisure activity that is possible without using private vehicles and without making restrictions on mobility. Research was completed in two main areas: 1. The sociological part examined current mobility behaviour during leisure time, (particularly in the evening and at night) using the young people in the district of Heinsberg for a sample study. 2. The technical part, in which concepts for provision of adequate services were to be developed and evaluated, particularly with regard to their effective implementation. The study verified the dominating role discos play in the leisure time behaviour of youths and the great demands for mobility that are made in that connection and which almost only can be met by using private vehicles. Target groups of an alternative form of mobility primarily would be youths who have vehicles but who would refrain from using their (own) vehicles if "adequate services were available" (40%) and also youths who depend on driving together with others because they have no vehicle of their own (90), particularly if they consider driving together with others as dangerous or frightening (47%). The latter group mainly consists of young girls. Possibilities for alternative forms of transport services include disco buses, joint taxi services, organized driver and lift services.