EFFECT OF RANDOM BREATH TEST LEGISLATION ON ROAD ACCIDENTS IN VICTORIA: SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
This report is supplementary to one of the same title written by Cameron in July 1978 and reports the results of analysis carried out on serious casualty accidents within specified experimental areas. The report concludes that the application of random breath testing to selected areas in the outer suburbs of Melbourne resulted in a large reduction in the risk of serious casualty accidents at night. A high proportion of alcohol involvement could be expected in night-time serious casualty accidents. The results relating to identified alcohol involvement in casualty accidents were inconclusive regarding the effect of random breath testing enforcement. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Victoria Road Safety and Traffic Authority, Australia
854 Glenferrie Road
Hawthorne, Victoria Australia 3122 -
Authors:
- CAMERON, M H
- Publication Date: 1978-12
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: n.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash severity; Drunk driving; Night; Random sampling; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 1542: Alcohol test; 8006: Australia; 9009: Decrease; 2231: Drunkenness; 1534: Enforcement (law); 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 9052: Night; 304: Suburbs; 1715: Vehicle occupant
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00390333
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM