NTL Record

Title Evaluation of New Mexico's Anti-DWI Efforts
Record ID 25957
Personal Name
Creator
Lacey, John H.; Jones, R. K. (Ralph K.)
Source 19 p.
Corporate Creator Mid-America Research Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Research and Traffic Records
Publisher United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Research and Traffic Records
Publication Date 20000200
Language English
Abstract This study is an assessment of the effects of the introduction of omnibus anti-DWI legislation in New Mexico. Several changes to New Mexico's DWI laws were introduced in the later half of 1993 and the beginning of 1994. New Mexico further initiated an extensive statewide DWI checkpoint initiative in December 1993. Though the specific effect of each individual component on alcohol-related crashes could not be discerned because of multiple, simultaneous interventions, time series analyses indicated an overall reduction on the order of 19% in drunk driving fatal crashes (a crash where one of the involved- drivers had a BAC of. 10 or more) when the period December 1993 through 1995 is compared with January 1988 through November 1993. Crash trends in five neighboring states were examined as a comparison and no such reduction was observed. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1631
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1631
TRT Terms Drunk driving; Drunk drivers; State laws; Traffic crashes; Fatalities; Blood alcohol levels; Impact studies; Crash rates; Traffic law enforcement
General Subjects DWI enforcement
Classification NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
New Mexico
TRIS Online
Accession No
792156
Contract Number DTNH22-93-D-05018
Report Number DOT-HS-809-024; NTIS-PB2000103327
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25900/25957/DOT-HS-809-024.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository