ENFORCEMENT OF DRINKING-DRIVING LAWS IN AN ERA OF REDUCED RESOURCES

There are a number of factors which suggest that despite the declining resources, the nation can continue to make progress in the reduction of impaired driving. Drunk driving continues to be high on the list of public priorities, there is strong support for tough law enforcement, and there is an infrastructure of support for drunk driving programs which has grown over the last 15 years of progress. This paper examines the actions that can be taken to strengthen the enforcement of drunk driving laws in the light of these positive factors, without significant increases in the funding of police departments. These actions include increased use of sobriety checkpoints, increased use of preliminary and passive sensors, and increased enforcement of zero tolerance laws for drivers under 21.

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• Authors:
  • Voas, R B
• Conference:
  • Combating Impaired Driving in an Era of Diminished Resources and Shifting Priorities
  • Location: Irvine, California
  • Date: 1996-8-20 to 1996-8-21
• Publication Date: 1999-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 17-21
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 487
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Drunk driving; Impaired drivers; Law enforcement; Legal drinking age; Sobriety checkpoints; Zero tolerance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764807
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 29 1999 12:00AM