THE PROBLEM OF THE INTOXICATED DRIVER
The development of the New Zealand legislation concerning the intoxicated driver is described, and the present procedure for administering breath and blood sampling is discussed. The statistics of drinking and driving, blood sampling, breath sampling, alcohol analysis, and variation in sampling rates are considered. The annual road fatality rate, expressed as deaths per million litres of petrol used, has decreased from 0.35 before 1969 to 0.29 in 1978. The consumption of alcoholic liquors has trebled since 1938. Evidence of a reduction in the proportion of road accidents occurring at night-time is interpreted as a positive effect of enforcement of the drinking and driving legislation.
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Corporate Authors:
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Science Information Division, P.O. Box 9741
Wellington, New Zealand -
Authors:
- McDonald, IRC
- Stone, H M
- Dick, G L
- Publication Date: 1982
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 1-12
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Serial:
- DSIR Bulletin
- Issue Number: 232
- Publisher: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Blood analysis; Crash rates; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Night; Safety; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic regulations; Traffic safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws
- Old TRIS Terms: Blood tests
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00381300
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 464
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM