| Title | A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Lowering the Illegal per se Limit to 0.08 in Five States |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25850 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Johnson, Delmas Maxwell; Walz, Marie C. |
| Source | 8 p. |
| Corporate Creator | National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.). Mathematical Analysis Division |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19941200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Author's abstract: This report contains the results of a preliminary assessment of the impact of lowering the illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) per se limit to 0.08 in five states (California, Maine, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont). The report provides a brief introduction to the rationale for encouraging the states to adopt the lower limit of 0.08 BAC. Six different measures of driver involvement in alcohol-related fatal crashes were examined for changes in the proportion of alcohol-related fatal crashes occurring before the 0.08 BAC limit became effective. These comparisons suggest that significant decreases occurred following implementation of the 0.08 BAC legislation. The report concludes that this preliminary assessment appears to indicate that implementation of 0.08 BAC laws (and other associated activities, such as public information campaigns) are associated with reductions in fatal crash driver alcohol involvement. The report also states that "additional and more in-depth analytical work is underway to further understand..." the nature of these reductions. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1542 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1542 |
| TRT Terms | Drunk driving; Per se laws; Blood alcohol levels; Impact studies |
| General Subjects | DWI enforcement; Impaired driving, Alcohol |
| Classification | NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS; NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - State 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; California; Maine; Oregon; Utah; Vermont |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
676461 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-808-207; NRD-31; NTIS-PB99111767 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25800/25850/DOT-HS-808-207.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/pdf/bac08rpt.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |