USING ROADBLOCKS TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING: PUBLIC HEALTH OR LAW AND ORDER?

Drunk drivers are a major threat to public health. The number of motor vehicle deaths involving alcohol in the United States over the past decade totals 250,000--over four times the number of US deaths during the Vietnam War. Drunk drivers also cause about 2,000 injuries each day, of which one-tenth are serious. Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death for all Americans between the ages of 5 and 35 years, and intoxicated drivers play a most prominent role in this traffic carnage: over half of all fatal motor vehicle crashes are alcohol-related. This article addresses this problem and advocates the use of drunk-driver roadblocks as one way of dealing with this major public health problem.

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  American Public Health Association

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• Authors:
  • CHRISTOFFEL, T
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Law enforcement; Penalties; Public health; Roadblocks; Safety; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrents; Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393857
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 707
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM