REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON DRINKING AND DRIVING

The report, which was drawn up by the committee set up for reviewing the operation of the law relating to drinking and driving and for making recommendations, is presented under the following headings: a new attack on drinking and driving; alcohol and road safety; the successes and failures of the road safety act; ways of testing for alcohol; the prescribed limit and roadside tests; sentencing the offender; high risk offenders; the framework of the new law; education and research. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Her Majesty Stationary Office

  49 High Holborn
  London WC1V 6HB,   England 
• Authors:
  • Blennerhassett, F
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 82 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE
  • Publisher: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE
  • ISSN: 0378-6978

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcohols; Blood alcohol levels; Confiscation; Crimes; Driver licenses; Drivers; Driving; Drugs; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Education; Highway safety; Intoxication; Laws; Legislation; Penalties; Research; Testing; Traffic violators
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 7347: Alcohol; 1542: Alcohol test; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1500: Confiscation (driving licence); 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 1556: Legislation; 1516: Offence; 1502: Penalty; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142737
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM