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Title:

IMPACT OF DRUNK DRIVING LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA (ABRIDGMENT)

Accession Number:

00458211

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309039630

Abstract:

On May 19, 1980, a major revision in the Alabama driving-under-the-influence (DUI) laws went into effect, which gave judges greater discretion in sentencing. In this paper, the period before the revision of the law, in which a DUI conviction automatically resulted in revocation of the driver's license, is compared with the period after the revision. A significant increase was found in the number of DUI convictions of the after period, showing that the new law was being observed. This was accompanied by significant reductions in the number of DUI citations reduced to reckless driving, the proportion acquitted and/or dismissed, and the proportion of revocations. The law required court referral to an education program on the first offense, and these referrals significantly increased in the after period. However, the corresponding change in accidents was not favorable because there was a significant increase in the proportion of alcohol-related accidents in the after period.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Traffic Law Enforcement. 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

Monograph Accession #:

00491816

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-040 023

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Maghsoodloo, Saeed
Brown, David B

Editors:

Withers, J

Pagination:

pp 29-32

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1047
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

030903963-0

Media Type:

Print

Features:

References (5) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Convictions; Traffic laws

Geographic Terms:

Alabama

Old TRIS Terms:

Alabama

Subject Areas:

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

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Sep 30 1990 12:00AM

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