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At the request of Congress and the Secretary of Transportation, the Transportation Research Board appointed a study committee to examine the available evidence on the alcohol problem in commercial vehicle driving and to weigh the benefits and costs of alternative blood alcohol concentration (BAC) standards. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the study committee. The contents of the report are as follows: Executive summary; Introduction; Alcohol-involved truck and bus crashes; Alcohol, performance, and crash risk; Apprehending the impaired driver: legal issues and testing technologies; Preventing alcohol-impaired driving through deterrence; Costs and benefits of public and private DUI enforcement practices; and Summary assessment.

This report was prepared by the Committee on Benefits and Costs of Alternative Federal Blood Alcohol Concentration Standards for Commercial Vehicle Operators. It was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

HS-040 416

208 p.

1987

Transportation Research Board Special Report

0-309-04468-5

Appendices (7) ; Figures; References; Tables

Alcohol breath tests; Benefits; Blood alcohol levels; Bus drivers; Costs; Crashes; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Hazards; Law enforcement; Laws; Legal factors; Risk assessment; Safety; Standards; Statistics; Testing; Truck drivers

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