| Title | An Evaluation of Hardship Licensing for DWIs. Volume 2, Effect on General and Specific Deterrents |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25804 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Voas, Robert B.; McKnight, A. James |
| Source | iv, 70 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | National Public Services Research Institute (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19890800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The research described in this report attempted to assess the effects of offering hardship licenses to drivers under suspension for drinking/driving offenses. The results of this research lead to the following conclusions: Court Operations - Changes in the law that increase the use of suspensions do not affect arrest or conviction rate. Any concern that the inability to offer hardship licenses will have an adverse affect upon enforcement or adjudication of drinking driving offenses appears unwarranted. Employment - Less than 2% of drivers suspended for drinking and driving show substantiated job loss. Since the rate of reported job loss for DWIs is the same for suspended and unsuspended drivers, any adverse effect on employment can be attributed to the drinking or the conviction rather than to the suspension. General Deterrence - Issuance of a hardship license does not appear to undermine the value of license suspension in deterring drivers in general from drinking-driving offenses. Drivers who lack knowledge as to the availability of hardship licenses are not additionally deterred by the information that such licenses are not available. Specific Deterrence - Issuance of hardship licenses to suspended drivers increases the amount of driving and hence the exposure to traffic violations and accidents, except in states requiring special insurance coverage, where it is the safer drivers who tend to seek hardship licenses. Neither full suspension nor hardship licensing appears to affect recidivism for DWI offenses. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1501 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1501 |
| TRT Terms | Driver licenses; Drunk driving; Impact studies; Court operations |
| General Subjects | DWI enforcement |
| Classification | NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1082947 |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-84-C-07292 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-EPX-037 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25800/25804/DOT-HS-EPX-037.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |