THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON DRUNK DRIVING

On April 14, 1982, the Honorable John A. Volpe was named Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving. Established by Executive Order No. 12358 on April 14, 1982, this Commission was to: (1) heighten public awareness of the seriousness of the drunk driving problem; (2) persuade states and communities to attack the drunk driving problem in a more organized and systematic manner, including plans to eliminate bottlenecks in the arrest, trial and sentencing process that impair the effectiveness of many drunk driving laws; (3) encourage state and local officials and organizations to accept and use the latest techniques and methods to solve the problem; and (4) generate public support for increased enforcement of state and local drunk driving laws. On December 13, 1982, Governor Volpe presented the Interim Report of the Commission to the President and it is this Report, together with reflections of the proceedings, which provides the basis for this article.

• Corporate Authors:

  UCLA Alcohol Research Center

  Neuropsychiatric Institute, 760 Westwood Plaza
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90024
• Authors:
  • Volpe, J A
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 5-9
• Serial:
  • Abstracts & Reviews in Alcohol & Driving
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: UCLA Alcohol Research Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Courts; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Law enforcement; Laws; Local government; Measures of effectiveness; Public relations; Publicity; State government
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Public support
• Old TRIS Terms: Presidential commissions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 438
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM