Alcohol Safety Program Progress. Volume 2: State Program Progress

In 1970, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a major national alcohol countermeasures program to deal with the drunk driver problem. One of the most important objectives of this undertaking was to simulate States and communities to expand the coverage and improve the effectiveness of individual efforts to reduce drunk driving as a major factor in traffic crashes. Thirty-five federally funded Alcohol Safety Action Projects (ASAPs) in as many States formed the nucleus of NHTSA's program. The ASAPs were based on a new concept of the nature of the drinking driver problem. The concept used a systems approach, surrounding the problem drinker with a set of countermeasures designed to identify him on the road, make appropriate decisions regarding his punishment and/or rehabilitation, and then take action to make sure these measures are put into effect. This report summarizes the progress of the State programs.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1247
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1979-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Glossary;
• Pagination: 94p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crash causes; Decision making; Driver rehabilitation; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Federal aid; Highway safety; Penalties; States; Systems analysis; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Identifier Terms: Alcohol Safety Action Program
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01082969
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-803 889
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 21 2007 7:57AM