[Social psychological and sociocultural aspects of alcohol drinking and alcoholic intoxication behind the wheel].

The paper deals with socio-psychological and socio-cultural problems of drunken driving and of alcohol-consumption in general. It is the intention to make evident how the way to show a certain behavior is imbedded in more comprehensive conditions. The contradictory relations between the role of individual traffic and of alcohol consumption in a society on the one hand and the phenomenon of drunken driving on the other hand are pointed out, as well as the different valuation of social drinking and alcohol dependence. The way of profanation of the drug "alcohol" and the importance of social influence on consumption and effect of the drug are shown, taking into consideration the subjective position of the individual in the society. Finally the role of the state and possibilities of a systemic approach against drunken driving are dealt with.