LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION POLICY AS COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST DRUNKEN DRIVING: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

The potential effectiveness of the two following countermeasures against drunken driving is assessed in this paper: (1) manipulation of the risk of detection, and (2) changes of the opportunity structure, i.e. alcohol consumption and motoring. Empirical findings for Sweden in 1976 indicate that the first countermeasure seems to have no observable impact on the incidence of drunken driving, at least not in the short term. The clearest indication of the appropriate preventive measure is the strong relationship found between drunken driving and alcohol consumption; however, such a relationship was not found for motoring. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • NORSTROEM, T
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 513-521
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Countermeasures; Drivers; Drunk driving; Intoxication; Law enforcement; Policy; Prevention; Traffic law enforcement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Restrictions
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 1772: Driver; 2231: Drunkenness; 1534: Enforcement (law); 173: Policy; 9149: Prevention; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382166
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 600
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM