NTL Record

Title An Assessment of the Effects of Implementing and Publicizing Administrative License Revocation for DWI in Nevada
Record ID 25894
Personal Name
Creator
Lacey, J. J.; Stewart, J. R.; Marchetti, Lauren M.; Jones, R. K. (Ralph K.)
Source 1 v. (various pagings) : ill.
Corporate Creator University of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research Center
Corporate
Contributor
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research
Publisher United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19900400
Language English
Abstract This report summarizes a study of the effects of publicizing administrative license revocation for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in Nevada. The law calls for confiscation of the drivers license at the time of arrest for drivers whose chemical test results are at or above an alcohol concentration of .10 or who refuse to submit to a chemical test. In this project, a public information campaign was designed and implemented emphasizing license revocation and strict enforcement of the law. Subsequent analysis revealed statistically significant reductions in alcohol-related and nighttime crashes at the time the overall PI&E campaign was fully A implemented. Alcohol-related crashes were reduced by 12 percent. subsequent survey revealed increased awareness of the sanction, expectation that it was applied, and reductions in reported drinking driving behavior. Though other changes in the DWI law coincided with implementation of administrative license revocation, the cumulative evidence indicates that administrative license revocation in conjunction with well-publicized enforcement can result in reductions in alcohol-related crashes. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1583
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1583
TRT Terms Driver licenses; Drunk driving; Public information programs; Safety programs; Impact studies
General Subjects Impaired driving, Alcohol; DWI enforcement
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Geographical
Coverage
United States; Nevada
TRIS Online
Accession No
00615147
Contract Number DTNH22-84-C-07289
Report Number DOT-HS-807-600; NTIS-PB91136705
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25800/25894/DOT-HS-807-600.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository