A SURVEY OF NEW YORK STATE LICENSED DRIVERS: ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS, BEHAVIORS RELATED TO DRINKING AND DRIVING

The results are reported of a survey to assess the impact of the Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI). The survey was designed to gather data which might link STOP-DWI activities to any decreases in alcohol-related accidents. It is a comprehensive examination of the drinking and driving practice of New York drivers and of their perceptions, attitudes and behaviors relating to drinking and driving. The most relevant findings were those that noted changes in attitudes, knowledge, perceptions of risk or behavior since the implementation of STOP-DWI. The following were among those findings: most drivers now think more seriously of drinking and driving; accident publicity has contributed to this perception; drivers are aware of stricter laws regarding drinking and driving and favor them; fewer drivers are driving drunk; drivers believe the risks of arrest and conviction are greater since the STOP-DWI. An important concern, however, is whether these positive changes can be sustained over time.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research

  260 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12210

  New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

  Governor Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza
  Albany, NY  United States  12228
• Authors:
  • McCartt, A T
  • Dalton, K
  • Rood, D H
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 135 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Data collection; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Impact studies; Knowledge; Laws; Perception; Publicity; Surveys; Traffic arrests; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 795, HS-037 189
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1990 12:00AM