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Title:

NEEDS AND PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA

Accession Number:

00394921

Record Type:

Component

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309037565

Abstract:

Interest in deterring the drunk driver has recently grown substantially in the United States. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, in anticipation of an increased role in deterrence of driving while intoxicated (DWI) following passage of new state legislation, recently commissioned a study to (a) gather background information on existing local DWI programs, (b) determine what public information and education (PI&E) activities were already occurring at the substate government level, and (c) recommend methods by which the state could best support the efforts of local programs. The findings of that study are reported here. The main conclusions are as follows: (a) weak interagency linkages with police and local magistrates hampered program operations; (b) PI&E activities were already taking place at the local level, although their scope was limited by the lack of relevant training and experience among the program coordinators and the lack of work time available for PI&E; (c) there was need for a state-level staff member to act as a liaison between state agencies and local programs; and (d) networking among the independent local programs needed to be strengthened.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Traffic Law Enforcement.

Monograph Accession #:

00451287

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-038 632

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

McCabe, Patricia A
Griffin, Maureen C
Balog, John N

Editors:

Herman, Scott C

Pagination:

pp 17-22

Publication Date:

1984

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 974
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309037565

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; Tables (1)

Geographic Terms:

Pennsylvania

Old TRIS Terms:

Pennsylvania

Subject Areas:

Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 31 1985 12:00AM

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