AN EVALUATION OF THE DETERRENT IMPACT OF ONTARIO'S 12-HOUR LICENCE SUSPENSION LAW

The deterrent impact of Ontario's 12-hour licence suspension law, a law intended to mete out swift punishment is evaluated. A process model of deterrence is included. Time series analyses of the monthly log odds of number of positive BAC fatalities over the number of negative BAC fatalities indicated a small, short-term effect. The intermediate measures of four surveys of media coverage, Toronto residents, Ontario residents, and police forces supported these results, and affirmed the potential validity of the process model of deterrence. The results suggest that laws to increase the celerity and certainty of punishment will have little deterrent impact without enforcement and publicity of the new laws. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Vingilis, Evelyn
  • BLEFGEN, H
  • Lei, H
  • Sykora, K
  • Mann, R
• Publication Date: 1988-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-17
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Driver licenses; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Impact studies; Law enforcement; Laws; Prevention; Publicity; Safety; Suspensions; Time series analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrence; Driver license suspension
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 8018: Canada; 1500: Confiscation (driving licence); 2231: Drunkenness; 5911: Efficiency; 1602: Fatality; 9112: Impact study; 1556: Legislation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470185
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM