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Author:  Anne Dowling.; Louis Wittig.


Source: Volume 06, Number 02, Spring 2002 , pp.37-42(6)




Impaired Driving Update

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Abstract: 

Articles from various journals addressing improvement of the DWI/DUI law enforcement system, identifying drunk drivers at sobriety checkpoints, alcohol abuse and in the military, knowledge of the law in terms of drunk drivers and their actions, the relationship between dangerous behavior while drinking and age of routine alcohol exposure, the drinking patterns of athletes and non athletes, and the effects of banning alcohol at college sporting events: “DWI System Improvements for Dealing With Hard-Core Drinking Drivers: Enforcement” by Herb M. Simpson and Robyn D. Robertson Traffic Safety Research Foundation (November 2001); “Predicting Blood Alcohol Concentrations of Nighttime Drivers: Relevance to Sobriety Checkpoints” by Greg G. Chen and R. Jean Wilson 29 (1-2) J. of Traffic Medicine (2001); “A Measure of the Intensity of Response to Alcohol in a Military Population” by M.A. Schuckit, et. al. 27 (4) Am. J. of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Nov. 2001); “Deterrence and Knowledge of The Law: The Case of Drunk Driving” by Donald S. Kenkel and Steven F. Koch 33 (7) Applied Economics (June 2001); “Age of Drinking Onset and Involvement in Physical Fights After Drinking” by Ralph Hingson, Timothy Heeren, and Ronda Zakocs 188 (4) Pediatrics (October 2001); “Comparison of Patterns of Alcohol Use Between High School and College Athletes and Non-Athletes” by Kathryn M. Hildebrand, Dewayne J. Johnson and Kimberly Bogle 35 (3) College Student Journal (September 2001); “The Effects of Eliminating Alcohol in a College Stadium: The Folsom Field Beer Ban” by Carol A. Bormann and Michael H. Stone 50 (2) J. of Am. College Health (September 2001);

Keywords: Traffic Safety Research Foundation; J. of Traffic Medicine; Am. J. of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Applied Economics; Pediatrics; College Student Journal; J. of Am. College Health;

Affiliations:  1: Institute for Traffic Safety Management and ResearchInstitute for Traffic Safety Management and Research; 2: Highway Safety Advocate.

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