| Title | New Mexico’s Comprehensive Impaired-Driving Program: Crash Data Analysis |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 60998 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ramirez, Anthony; Lacey, John H.; Tippetts, A. Scott |
| Corporate Creator | Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research |
| Publisher | Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation |
| Publication Date | 20140300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In late 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided funds through a Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Department of Transportation to demonstrate a process for implementing a comprehensive State impaired-driving system. NHTSA also contracted with the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation to measure the effect of that system on various factors including driving-while-impaired (DWI) crash, injury, and fatality rates; DWI arrest rates; DWI conviction rates; blood alcohol concentration (BAC) rates; and public awareness. New Mexico’s core activities included high-visibility impaired-driving law enforcement operations, increased paid and earned media concerning New Mexico’s law enforcement efforts, and prosecutorial and enforcement training in the five counties with the highest rates of alcohol-involved fatalities. Other components of the comprehensive system include the creation of a Statewide DWI leadership team that provided support and direction to the system and the participation of a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor to assist on DWI and other traffic safety laws. The five counties initially participating in the project were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, McKinley, Rio Arriba, and San Juan. Santa Fe County joined that group in 2007. Alcohol-involved (those with BACs of .01 g/dL) fatal crashes decreased by 36.5% in the participating counties during the project period of 2005 to 2009. The rest of the State experienced a 31.6% reduction. Alcoholimpaired (those with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher) fatal crashes decreased by 35.8% in the participating counties during the same period. The rest of the State experienced a 29% reduction. The decrease in the participating counties was not statistically significantly different from the decrease in the rest of the State. This was likely because there were significant Statewide anti-DWI activities during that period as well. However, overall, New Mexico’s multi-faceted efforts appeared to have benefits for the State. |
| Rosap ID | dot:2007 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2007 |
| TRT Terms | Data analysis; Crash analysis; Crash data; Impaired drivers; Traffic safety; Traffic conviction; Blood alcohol levels; Awareness; Law enforcement |
| General Subjects | Impaired driving; driving while impaired; impaired driving enforcement; traffic safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
New Mexico |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-06-D-00035 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 985 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/60000/60900/60998/811985_NM_Comprehensive_Impaired_Driving_Program_Crash_Data_Analysis.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |