A Guide for Reducing Alcohol-Related Collisions (2005) / Chapter Skim
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I-1 SECTION I Summary The Problem Alcohol-impaired driving is among the most common contributors to motor vehicle crashes in the United States. In 2003, 17,013 individuals were killed in a motor vehicle crash in which the driver or other participant had a positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
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The two fundamental methods to reduce alcohol-related crashes are (1) to reduce excessive drinking through policies and programs to control alcohol sales and inform drinkers of the dangers of excessive drinking and (2)
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SECTION I -- SUMMARY Explanation of Objectives and Strategies This guide discusses four objectives with successively restricted target populations: • Reduce excessive drinking and underage drinking. • Deter driving after drinking through effective DWI law enforcement.
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The strategies within each objective were identified using a two-step process. Potentially useful approaches were first identified through an extensive review of the research literature on programs and policies to reduce alcohol-impaired driving.
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SECTION I -- SUMMARY alcohol advertising is largely a national-level matter, state alcoholic beverage control laws can address many problematic sales tactics, as well as some kinds of advertising. In addition, laws allowing injured parties to recover damages from licensed establishments (so-called dram shop laws)
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objective will help states increase the swiftness and certainty of DWI offender punishment. In addition, because many drinking drivers have an uncontrolled problem with drinking, it is important to identify those individuals and to ensure that they complete treatment for the problem before they are allowed to regain unrestricted driving privileges.
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SECTION I -- SUMMARY offenders to resume driving after a period of license suspension or revocation but prevent the offender from driving after drinking. Interlock effectiveness is well documented.
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