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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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p. 17-21

1999-2

Transportation Research Circular

Combating Impaired Driving in an Era of Diminished Resources and Shifting Priorities

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Alcohol breath tests; Drunk driving; Impaired drivers; Law enforcement; Legal drinking age; Sobriety checkpoints; Zero tolerance

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

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Jun 29 1999 12:00AM

• CALIFORNIA'S PROGRAM FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL-RELATED MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
• DISCUSSION COMMENTS (ON EFFECTIVE USE OF DETERRENCE APPROACHES TO REDUCE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING)
• DISCUSSION COMMENTS (ON ENVIRONMENTALLY BASED PREVENTION POLICIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL)
• DRUNK DRIVING: THE MIDDLE AGE OF A SOCIAL PROBLEM
• EFFECTIVE USE OF DETERRENCE APPROACHES TO REDUCE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING
• ENVIRONMENTALLY BASED PREVENTION POLICIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
• FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS FOR REDUCING IMPAIRED DRIVING
• LOWERING STATE LEGAL BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMITS TO 0.08%: THE EFFECT ON FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
• NORTH CAROLINA'S "BOOZE IT & LOSE IT" PROGRAM
• OHIO HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM: PROGRAM OVERVIEW - FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 1995
• REPORT ON APT DATA SURVEY
• STRATEGIES NEEDED TO PREVENT LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CHANGES DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPAIRED DRIVING
• USING NEWS MEDIA TO ENCOURAGE ENFORCEMENT