The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on publicized sobriety checkpoints to reduce alcohol-impaired driving is based on evidence from two systematic reviews.
- 11 studies on selective breath testing and 12 studies on random breath testing published between January 1980 - June 2000 (2000 Community Guide review)
- 15 studies in 10 papers published between July 2000 – March 2012 (listed below)
The number of studies and publications do not always correspond (e.g., a publication may include several studies or one study may be explained in several publications).
Effectiveness Review
Studies From the Updated Search (search period July 2000 – March 2012)
Clapp JD, Johnson M, Voas RB, Lange JE, Shillington A, Russell C. Reducing DUI among US college students: results of an environmental prevention trial. Addiction 2005;100(3):327–34.
Fell JC, Langston EA, Tippetts AS. Evaluation of four state impaired driving Enforcement demonstration programs: Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. In: 49th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Boston (MA): September 12-14, 2005.
Lacey JH, Jones RK. Evaluation of changes in New Mexico's anti-DWI efforts. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2000. Available at URL: www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/newmexico_dwi/newmexico_DWI.html
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Lacey JH, Ferguson SA, Kelley-Baker T, Rider RP. Low-Manpower Checkpoints: Can they provide effective DUI enforcement in small communities? Traffic Inj Prev 2006; 7(3):213–8.
Lacey JH, Kelly-Baker T, Brainard K, Tippetts AS, Lyakhovich M. Evaluation of the Checkpoint Strikeforce Program, DOT HS 811 056. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2008.
Miller T, Blewden M, Zhang JF. Cost savings from a sustained compulsory breath testing and media campaign in New Zealand. Accid Anal and Prev 2004;36(5):783–94.
Nunn S, Newby W. The geography of deterrence: exploring the small area effects of sobriety checkpoints on alcohol-impaired collision rates within a city. Eval Rev 2011; 35(4):354-78.
Stuster J. Creating impaired driving general deterrence: eight case studies of sustained, high-visibility, impaired-driving enforcement. DOT HS 809 950. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2006.
Syner J, Jackson B, Dankers L, Naff B, Hancock S, Siegler J. Strategic evaluation states initiative – case studies of Alaska, Georgia, and West Virginia. Impaired Driving Report. DOT HS 810 923. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Impaired Driving & Occupant Protection; 2006.
Zwicker TJ, Chaudhary NK, Maloney S, Squeglia R. Connecticut's 2003 impaired-driving high-visibility enforcement campaign. DOT HS 810 689. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2007.
Economic Review
Sixteen studies were included in the economic review (4 studies from the 2000 review and 12 studies from the updated search period). Evidence was combined because some of the studies from the updated search period evaluated sobriety checkpoint programs conducted during the period covered by the 2000 review.
Studies From the 2000 Review (search period January 1980 – June 2000)
Arthurson RM. Evaluation of random breath testing. Sydney, Australia: Traffic Authority of New South Wales; 1985.
Miller TR, Galbraith MS, Lawrence BA. Costs and benefits of a community sobriety checkpoint program. J Stud Alcohol 1998;59(4):462–8.
Stuster JW, Blowers PA. Experimental evaluation of sobriety checkpoint programs, DOT HS 208 887. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Traffic Administration; 1995.
Wessemann P. Costs and benefits of police enforcement in the Netherlands. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety, Chicago (IL): October 24–27, 1989.
Studies From the Updated Search (search period July 2000 – March 2012)
Clapp JD, Johnson M, Voas RB, Lange JE, Shillington A, Russell C. Reducing DUI among US college students: results of an environmental prevention trial. Addiction 2005;100(3):327–34.
Lacey JH, Jones RK, Smith RG, Evaluation of checkpoint Tennessee: Tennessee's statewide sobriety checkpoint program. Contract #DTNH22-94-C-05064. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Traffic Safety Administration; 1999.
Lacey JH, Ferguson SA, Kelley-Baker T, Rider RP. Low-Manpower Checkpoints: Can they provide effective DUI enforcement in small communities? Traffic Inj Prev 2006; 7(3):213–8.
Lacey JH, Kelly-Baker T, Brainard K, Tippetts AS, Lyakhovich M. Evaluation of the Checkpoint Strikeforce Program, DOT HS 811 056. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2008.
Miller T, Blewden M, Zhang JF. Cost savings from a sustained compulsory breath testing and media campaign in New Zealand. Accid Anal and Prev 2004;36(5):783–94.
Syner J, Jackson B, Dankers L, Naff B, Hancock S, Siegler J. Strategic evaluation states initiative – case studies of Alaska, Georgia, and West Virginia. Impaired Driving Report. DOT HS 810 923. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Impaired Driving & Occupant Protection; 2006.
Zwicker TJ, Chaudhary NK, Maloney S, Squeglia R. Connecticut's 2003 impaired-driving high-visibility enforcement campaign. DOT HS 810 689. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 2007
The Task Force finding is based on evidence from a Community Guide systematic review published in 2001 (Shults et al., 23 studies, search period January 1980 to June 2000) combined with more recent evidence (15 studies, search period July 2000 to March 2012). The search strategy for the 2000 review is presented separately.
For the updated review, the following databases were searched from July 2000 to March 2012: Medline+, EMBASE, PsycInfo, TRIS, NTIS (Dialog 6), and EICompendex (Dialog 288). The search was limited to articles written in English.
Search Terms
MEDLINE, EMBASE AND PSYCINFO (Ovid)
(A and B and C) not D
A. motor vehicles
motor vehicle* or car or cars or automobile* or motorcycle* or truck* or (traffic adj2 accident*) or driving or driver*
B. alcohol
alcohol or alcoholic beverage* or (alcohol adj3 drinking) or ethanol or alcoholism or dwi or dui or (driving adj3 (intoxicated or influence or drunk or drinking or impaired))
C. interventions
intervention* or outreach* or prevention or (community adj3 (relation* or program* or action)) or deterrent* or program* or legislation or law* or education or deterrence or counseling or class or classes or health promotion
D. Exclusions
food industry or airplane* or aircraft* or pilot* or solvent or sleep apnea or emission* or air quality or pollution
TRIS
("motor vehicle*" or car or cars or automobile* or motorcycle* or truck* or traffic or driving or driver*) AND (alcohol* or ethanol or dwi or dui or ((driving) and (intoxicated or influence or drunk or drinking or impaired)) AND (intervention* or outreach* or prevention or ((community) and (relation* or program* or action)) or deterrent* or program* or legislation or law* or education or deterrence or counseling or class or classes or health promotion)
NOT (food industry or airplane* or aircraft* or solvent or sleep apnea or emission* or air quality or pollution) (REMOVED IN ENDNOTE)
NTIS and EICOMPENDEX (Dialog)
b 6,288
S MOTOR(W)VEHICLE? OR CAR OR CARS OR AUTOMOBILE? OR MOTORCYCLE? OR TRUCK? OR TRAFFIC(2N)ACCIDENT? OR DRIVING OR DRIVER?
S ALCOHOL OR ALCOHOLIC(W)BEVERAGE? OR ALCOHOL(3N)DRINKING OR ETHANOL OR ALCOHOLISM OR DWI OR DUI OR (DRIVING(3N)(INTOXICATED OR INFLUENCE OR DRUNK OR DRINKING OR IMPAIRED))
S INTERVENTION? OR OUTREACH? OR PREVENTION OR (COMMUNITY(3N)(RELATION? OR PROGRAM? OR ACTION)) OR DETERRENT? OR PROGRAM? OR LEGISLATION OR LAW? OR EDUCATION OR DETERRENCE OR COUNSELING OR CLASS OR CLASSES OR HEALTH(W)PROMOTION
S FOOD(W)INDUSTRY OR AIRPLANE? OR AIRCRAFT? OR PILOT? OR SOLVENT? OR SLEEP(W)APNEA OR EMISSION? OR AIR(W)QUALITY OR POLLUTION
S (S1 AND S2 AND S3) NOT S4
la=english
py=2000:2012
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Economic Review
For the updated review, the following databases were searched from July 2000 to March 2012: PubMed, EconLit, JSTOR, social sciences citation index (SSCI), databases at the Centre for Reviews & Dissemination at the University of York, and the Health Economic Evaluations Database (HEED) from Wiley.
Search Terms
Economic-focused terms: (economic*) or (cost) or (benefit) or (cost-benefit) or (benefit-cost)or (utility) or (cost-utility)or (expenditure) or (cost effectiveness) or (cost of illness) or (burden of illness) or (funding*) or (efficiency) or ($) or (dollar*)