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Reducing Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Ignition Interlocks

Included Studies

Studies Evaluating Effects of Interlock Programs

Beck KH, Rauch WJ, Baker EA, Williams AF. Effects of ignition interlock license restrictions on drivers with multiple alcohol offences: a randomized trial in Maryland. Am J Public Health 1999;89(11):1696-700.

Voas RB, Blackman KO, Tippets AS, Marques PR. Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks. Accid Anal Prev 2002;34:449-55.

Studies Evaluating Effects of Interlock Installation (Included in Cochrane Review)

EMT Group. Evaluation of the California ignition interlock pilot program for DUI offenders. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, 1990.

Jones B. The effectiveness of Oregon's ignition interlock program. Proc. of the 12th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety ICADTS-T 92, Cologne Germany, September 1992. Rhineland: Germany,1993.

Marine W. High-tech solutions to drinking and driving: evaluation of a statewide, voluntary alcohol ignition interlock program. Final grant report. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2001.

Marine W. High-tech solutions to drinking and driving: evaluation of a statewide, voluntary alcohol ignition interlock program. Final grant report. RWJF ID Number 028805. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2001.

Morse BJ, Elliott DS. Effects of ignition interlock devices on DUI recidivism: findings from a longitudinal study in Hamilton County, Ohio. Crime Delinq 1992;38(2):131-57.

Popkin CL, Stewart JR, Beckmeyer J, Martell C. An evaluation of the effectiveness of interlock systems in preventing DWI recidivism among second-time DWI offenders. Cologne: Verlag TUV: Rhineland, 1993.

Raub RA, Lucke RE, Wark RI. Breath alcohol ignition interlock devices: controlling the recidivist. Traffic Inj Prev 2003;4:199-205.

Tippetts AS, Voas RB. The effectiveness of the West Virginia interlock program. J Traffic Med 1998;26:19-24.

Vezina L. The Quebec alcohol ignition interlock program: impact on recidivism and crashes. In: Mayhew D, Dussault C. Proceedings of Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety - T 2002: 16th Annual Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, August 4-9, 2002. Vol. 1. Quebec City: Societe de L'assurance Automobile du Quebec, 97–104.

Voas RB, Marques PR, Tippetts AS, Beirness DJ. The Alberta Interlock Program: the evaluation of a province-wide program on DUI recidivism. Addiction 1999;94(12):1849-59.

Studies Evaluating Effectiveness of Interlock Installation (Published After Cochrane Review)

Bjerre B. Primary and secondary prevention of drinking and driving by the use of Alcolock device and program: the Swedish experience. In: Marques PR, ed. Alcohol ignition interlock devices Volume II: research, policy, and program status 2005. ICADTS, 2005:11-24.

DeYoung DJ, Tashima HN, Masten SV. An evaluation of the effectiveness of ignition interlock in California. In: Marques PR, ed. Alcohol ignition interlock devices Volume II: research, policy, and program status 2005. ICADTS, 2005:42-51.

DeYoung DJ, Tashima HN, Masten SV. An evaluation of the effectiveness of ignition interlock in California: Report to the legislature of the State of California (CAL-DMV-RSS-04-210/AL0357). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Motor Vehicles, 2004.

Roth R, Marques P, Voas R. New Mexico ignition interlock: laws, regulations, utilization, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and fairness. Presentation to the 8th Annual Ignition Interlock Symposium, August 26-27, 2007, Seattle, WA.

Roth R, Voas R, Marques P. Mandating interlocks for fully suspended offenders: the New Mexico experience. Traffic Injury Prevention 8:20-25. 2006. 57-58.

Roth, Richard , Voas, Robert and Marques, Paul(2007) 'Mandating Interlocks for Fully Revoked Offenders: The New Mexico Experience', Traffic Injury Prevention, 8: 1, 20 — 25