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.

  • 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
  • Serial:
    • DSIR Bulletin
    • Issue Number: 232
    • Publisher: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

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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