EARLY EVALUATION OF A STATEWIDE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT PROGRAM

In 1993, New Mexico launched a two-year statewide sobriety checkpoint program intended to reduce the state's alcohol related fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVC). At initiation of the program in 1993, the rate was 57 percent; the goal is to reach 43 percent by 1996. By the end of 1994, it had dropped to 51.8 percent. During the past 18 months, 231,000 vehicles passed through 649 checkpoints. Program objectives consist of sending a strong public message that the consequences of driving while intoxicated are certain, severe and swift. Program evaluation includes a time-series analysis of statewide MVCs; a telephone survey regarding drinking and driving; and reports from the police department, who staff the sobriety checkpoints.

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  ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE (AAAM)

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• Authors:
  • CASTLE, S P
  • Thompson, J D
  • Spataro, J A
  • SEWELL, C M
  • Flint, S
  • Schirmer, J
  • Justice, M
  • LACEY, J
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date: 1995-10-16 to 1995-10-18
• Publication Date: 1995-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 65-78
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Intoxication; Sobriety checkpoints; Time series analysis; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: New Mexico
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714748
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 1995 12:00AM