Drink driving in Hong Kong: the competing effects of random breath testing and alcohol tax reductions

Following an elimination of excise taxes on wine and beer in Hong Kong, China and an increase in anti-drunk driving legislation, this study examines the relationship between these two events. Telephone surveys were conducted in 2006 and 2011, asking Chinese adults about their drinking patterns, experience of driving within two hours of drinking in the past year, and other drinking-related issues. The authors found that after changes to the legislation, the prevalence of drunk driving in the past year decreased significantly. Concerns about random breath tests and potential legal consequences were common. Despite an increase in alcohol consumption, the new legislation has helped to reduce drunk driving in Hong Kong.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12116
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/09652140
• Authors:
  • Kim, Jean H
  • Wong, Alvin H
  • Goggins, William B
  • Lau, Joseph
  • Griffiths, Sian M
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1217-1228
• Serial:
  • Addiction
  • Volume: 108
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
  • ISSN: 0965-2140
  • EISSN: 1360-0443
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1360-0443

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Drunk driving; Legislation; Random breath tests; Taxes
• Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490579
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2013 8:35AM