SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURES

The purpose of the contract was to conduct a benefit/cost analysis of seven alcohol safety countermeasures in order to determine the potential for successful implementation in terms of the estimated cost/effectiveness of each countermeasure and to provide NHTSA with baseline information for allocating research monies in the area of countermeasure development. The countermeasures analyzed were: sober pill, self tester, evidential roadside tester, non-cooperative breath tester, alcohol safety interlock system, continuous monitoring device, operating time recorder.

• Corporate Authors:

  General Research Corporation

  Operations Analysis Division, Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Moore, W S
  • Imperial, J F
  • Tunstall, J
  • Wagner, M H
  • Hurst, P M
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 188 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Benefit cost analysis; Blood alcohol levels; Blood analysis; Cost effectiveness; Countermeasures; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Economic models; Equipment tests; Ethanol; Prevention; Research; Safety; Safety equipment; Systems analysis; Testing equipment; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood chemical analysis; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094046
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: OAD-CR-115 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-792
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00995
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM