Context: More than one in three deaths in the United States among teenagers are caused by motor vehicle crashes (MVCs). Communities have benefited from the use of mock collision reenactments to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. Most of these programs focus on preventing alcohol-related injuries in high school students and frequently depict a student driving while intoxicated (DUI) and getting into a deadly car accident. The aim of this research is to assess how well students’ knowledge and driving habits are affected by a localized fake crash reenactment.
Methods: A pre-post observational study was carried out. Seven five-point Likert scale questions measuring results were included in the poll (1 being strongly disagree and 5 strongly agree). Before and after the crash reenactment, a poll of the students’ opinions and knowledge about drinking and driving was conducted. In addition, the survey asked about the participants’ history of alcohol use, age, gender, and use of seatbelts. Findings: There were 840 post-surveys and 947 pre-surveys in the final study group. Pupils did not show a discernible rise in knowledge-based questions about drinking and driving. Students were, however, 1.39 times less likely to say that they would drink and drive in the future or that they would ride in a car with someone who would drive while intoxicated after the reenactment program. The likelihood that students would report considering.
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