USE OF LAWS TO DETER DRINKING AND DRIVING

Although high levels of progress were achieved from 1980 through 1985 in reducing alcohol-related driving incidents and fatalities, after 1984 the formation of grassroots citizens'groups against drinking and driving began to decline, as did media coverage, while both drinking and driving arrests and alcohol-related fatalities rose. This article directs its attention toward the concern that only short-term effects may have been achieved, and both evaluates current measures and suggests strategies which may achieve long-term results in reducing drinking and driving. Among topics examined are the effects and limitations of laws which provide both specific and general deterrance measures, including jail, license suspension, enforcement, public perception of enforcement, and social pressures. The authors also focus on potential approaches to further diminish alcohol-related fatalities, suggesting methods to cope with the problems of teenage incidents, passenger intervention, drinking pedestrians, stronger laws, passive sensors and comprehensive community intervention.

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  US National Inst on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

  P.O. Box 2345
  Rockville, MD  United States  20852
• Authors:
  • Hingson, R
  • HOWLAND, J
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 37-43
• Serial:
  • Alcohol Health and Research World
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: US National Inst on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  • ISSN: 0090-838X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administrative procedures; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use; Blood alcohol levels; Driver education; Driver licenses; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Laws; Laws and legislation; Public participation; Revocation; Safety; Safety programs; Suspensions; Traffic safety education; Transportation; Transportation safety; Water reducing agents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrence; Driver license suspension; Treatment programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs; Driver license revocation; Super water reducers
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General); I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601061
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM