LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTING OF A DRUNK DRIVING WARNING SYSTSEM

The study investigated one particular tracking task, the Critical Tracking Task (CTT), and its use in a Drunk Driving Warning System (DDWS) to warn drivers of impairment due to alcohol. The amount of sober CTT performance at various blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) was measured. At 0.05g/100 ml BAC, which is the legal limit in Victoria, a significant impairment was obtained. However, it was found that this could not be translated into a procedure for failing substantial proportions of drivers at or just above 0.05g/100 ml while passing nearly all sober drivers. At 0.10g/100 ml (the most common legal limit in the U.S.) a greater impairment was found than that obtained in the previous U.S. studies. Field tests found no major inconvenience to drivers.

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  Victoria Road Safety and Traffic Authority, Australia

  854 Glenferrie Road
  Hawthorne, Victoria  Australia  3122
• Authors:
  • Bodi, A
  • O'Connor, R E
  • KING, M J
  • McDermott, F T
  • HUGHES, E
• Publication Date: 1986-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Impaired drivers; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver impairment
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• ISBN: 0 7396 0023 8
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 884
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM