What role do self breath testing devices have in rural and remote areas?

The aim of this study was to examine the role that alcohol breath-testing devices in licensed premises may have in rural and remote areas of Australia. Data to monitor the use of the wall-mounted alcohol breath-testing devices were collected by data download from the devices themselves and through survey tools for bar staff and the patrons of licensed premises. Crash data for the year preceding the installation of the devices were compared with data that covered the period of the project. Although there was no change in patrons’ attitudes to drink driving and drink walking during the post-intervention period, there was an increase in the proportion of patrons who walked home with others, and a reduction in those who traveled in vehicles as passengers. Indigenous people were less likely to intend driving, were less likely to be driving, and were less likely to consider it important to stay under the legal limit when driving. The reverse however was true for drink walking. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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• Authors:
  • CERCARELLI, R
  • MAK, D
  • MILLS, K
  • JEFFERIES, B
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10P
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH, POLICING AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 2004, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Volume: 2
  • Publisher: ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Attitudes; Behavior; Conferences; Drivers; Intoxication; Mathematical analysis; Pedestrians; Rural areas; Safety; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1542: Alcohol test; 6471: Analysis (math); 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2231: Drunkenness; 1733: Pedestrian; 328: Rural area; 1665: Safety; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01014391
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0730724921 [PRINT]
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 2:53PM