The alcohol-crash problem and its persistence

the need to deal effectively with the hard core of drinking drivers. Paper presented at the 34th International Institute on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism, Pontault-Combault, France, June 8, 1989.
Author(s)
Donelson, A.C.
Year
Abstract

The general purpose of this paper is to emphasize the need to approach impaired-driving problems systematically. Specific aims are to document the persistence of the alcohol-crash problem in Canada and to indicate a principal cause: drivers with drinking problems. Despite concerted efforts based on deterrence (harsher penalties for offenders, stricter enforcement) or primary prevention (education, alcohol-control policies), it would appear that this high-risk group of drivers continues to account for a large portion of the alcohol-crash problem. To deal effectively with them will require comprehensive programs that cut across boundaries defined by the statutory mandates of agencies involved with impaired-driving problems. Moreover, a truly systematic approach will demand structural changes and new processes specific to the challenge posed by problem-drinking drivers.

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Ottawa, Ontario, Traffic Injury Research Foundation of Canada TIRF, 1989, 29 p., 22 ref.

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