Alcohol and Highway Safety: Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems as a Community Approach to Improving Traffic Safety
Only a small fraction of the impaired drivers who are at risk for alcohol-impaired-driving crashes are arrested. These include drivers who drink regularly or occasionally to intoxication before they drive. Researchers have estimated the probability of being arrested while driving while intoxicated (DWI) with a blood alcohol concentration at or above .10 g/dL to be about 1 in 200. A similar study reported that only 23% of alcohol-positive drivers admitted to trauma units and emergency departments following crashes are convicted of DWI. This report provides an overview of the use of Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) as a countermeasure for those who have displayed, or could potentially display, harmful/hazardous drinking behaviors, including drinking and driving. This report endeavors to acquaint the highway safety community with an overview of the development of SBI, the context in which SBI is employed, the efficacy and limitations of this approach, and the policy implications for traffic safety.
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Behavioral Safety Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Higgins-Biddle, John
- Dilonardo, Joan
- Publication Date: 2013-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 48p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use; Countermeasures; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; High risk drivers; Risk assessment; Traffic safety
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01500397
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 811 836
- Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 3 2013 9:10AM