Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Sobriety Checkpoints (Selective Breath Testing) (2001 Archived Review)
Included Studies
Castle SP, Thompson JD, Spataro JA, et al. Early evaluation of a statewide sobriety checkpoint program. 39th annual proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, October 16–18, 1995, Chicago, IL. pp. 65–78.
Jones R, Joksch H, Lacey J, Wiliszowski C, Marchetti L. Site report: Wichita, Kansas field test of combined speed, alcohol, and safety belt enforcement strategies. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1995. DOT HS 808 244.
Lacey JH, Jones RK, Smith RG. Evaluation of checkpoint Tennessee: Tennessee’s statewide sobriety checkpoint program. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1999. DOT HS 808 841.
Lacey JH, Stewart JR, Marchetti LM, Popkin CK, Murphy PV. Enforcement and public information strategies for DWI (driving-while-intoxicated) general deterrence: ARREST DRUNK DRIVING—the Clearwater and Largo, Florida experience. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, 1986.
Levy DT, Asch P, Shea D. An assessment of county programs to reduce driving while intoxicated. Health Educ Res 1990;5:247–56.
Mercer GW. The relationships among driving while impaired charges, police drinking-driving roadcheck activity, media coverage and alcohol-related casualty traffic accidents. Accid Anal Prev 1985;17:467–74.
Mercer GW, Cooper PJ, Kristiansen LA. A cost/benefit analysis of a 5-month intensive alcohol-impaired driving road check campaign. 40th annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, October 7–9, 1996, Vancouver, British Columbia. pp. 283–92.
Stuster JW, Blowers PA. Experimental evaluation of sobriety checkpoint programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Traffic Administration, 1995. DOT HS 808 287.
Voas RB, Holder HD, Gruenewald PJ. The effect of drinking and driving interventions on alcohol-involved traffic crashes within a comprehensive community trial. Addiction 1997;92:S221–S236.
Voas RB, Rhodenzer E, Lynn C. Evaluation of Charlottesville checkpoint operation: Final report, December 30, 1983 to December 31, 1984. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1985. US DOT Contract no. DTNH 22-83-C-05088.
Wells JK, Preusser DF, Williams AF. Enforcing alcohol-impaired driving and seat belt use laws, Binghamton, NY. J Safety Res 1992;23:63–71.
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