PaperAre lower legal blood alcohol limits and a combination of sanctions desirable in reducing drunken driver-involved traffic fatalities and traffic accidents?
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2017, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :A considerable body of research has examined the general and specific deterrent effects of penalties for drinking-and-driving behaviors and subsequent traffic crashes. Strong evidence was shown for the general deterrent effects of breath tests (Kenkel 1993; Sen, 2001), mandatory jail terms for first offenders, administrative license suspensions, sobriety checkpoints, prohibitions of plea bargaining in drunk-driving cases (Kenkel 1993; Wagenaar et al., 2007), increased fines (Wagenaar et al., 2007), lower blood alcohol content (BAC) limits with roadside random breath testing (RBT) and strict sanctions (Homel, 1994; Deshapriya and Iwase, 1996; Chang and Yeh, 2004; Desapriya et al., 2007), beer taxes (Evans et al., 1991), and mandatory seat belt use laws (Evans et al., 1991; Sen, 2001). As for specific deterrence, the results are mixed (Yu 1994; Hansen 2015; Woodall et al., 2004; Weatherburn and Moffatt, 2011; McArthur and Kraus, 1999).
Cultural values and random breath tests as moderators of the social influence on drunk driving in 15 countries
2016, Journal of Safety ResearchCitation Excerpt :Although they have occasionally been found to have a direct effect on behaviors (Voas, Tippetts, & Fell, 2003), it seems that, rather than the severity of the law, the level of enforcement — particularly the use of random checkpoints — is effective at deterring drunk driving (Evans, Neville, & Graham, 1991; Homel, 1994). According to Deshapriya and Iwase (1996), “the law works best when enforcement is strict, extensive, and prompt from the time of the law's inception throughout the years.” Åberg (1998) argued that the effect of the enforcement level could be mediated by the perceived probability of detection.
Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in the experiences of European countries
2015, Transport PolicyCitation Excerpt :Additional variables for road safety policies are also considered. Following previous studies on road safety (Albalate, 2008; Castillo-Manzano and Castro-Nuño, 2012; Castillo-Manzano et al., 2013, 2014a; Deshapriya and Iwase, 1996; Eisenberg, 2003; McCarthy, 2005), the influence of preventive policies such as legal blood alcohol limits are considered and a dummy variable is included that takes a value of one for countries and periods where the maximum blood alcohol concentration allowed is lower than 0.5 g/L. Most EU28 countries have set the limit at 0.5 or lower, so it is possible to test whether blood alcohol concentration rates of under 0.5 are effective in reducing road traffic fatalities. Additionally, a variable is included that captures the application of points system-based driver's licenses that, furthermore, takes into consideration the two possible application regimes, i.e., a driver's license with an initial number of points that are docked when drivers are convicted of certain traffic offenses (‘penalty points system’), and a driver's license based on cumulative demerits or points which are given to offending drivers depending on the traffic offense committed (‘demerit points system’).