NTL Record

Title Evaluation of Innovative State and Community Alcohol Projects: Breath Alcohol Testing Program Effectiveness, Impact and Transferability
Record ID 25757
Personal Name
Creator
Woods, Brian D.
Source 1 v. (various pagings) : ill.
Corporate Creator University of New Mexico. Division of Government Research
Corporate
Contributor
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Contracts and Procurement
Publisher United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19870300
Language English
Abstract Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) programs in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico are evaluated in regard to effectiveness, impact, and transferability of the special DWI enforcement squads and their use of BAT Mobiles. Squad activity effectiveness is measured with DWI arrests. Univarite time series analysis verifies that department DWI arrests generally double. Crashes are analyzed for impacts resulting from the BAT programs. Multiple time series analysis applied to Wednesday through Saturday Night (7:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m.) Fatal and Injury (WSNFI) crashes, their complements and comparison series, crashes per travel exposure measured by fuel sales, show many impact forms. Albquerque WSNFI abruptly fell 21 percent three months into BAT programs operations and gradually approach a 69 percent reduction or greater if the overall 1 percent per month trend continues. The repeat of the BAT program effectiveness and impact in Santa Fe implies concept transferability. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1466
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1466
TRT Terms Alcohol breath tests; Drunk driving; Traffic law enforcement; Time series analysis; Impact studies
General Subjects DWI enforcement; Impaired driving, Alcohol
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety
Geographical
Coverage
New Mexico; United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
00475031
Contract Number DTNH22-84-C-05051
Report Number DOT-HS-807-124; NTIS-PB87207551
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25700/25757/DOT-HS-807-124_001.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository