Alcohol in New Zealand road trauma

Author(s)
Guria, J. Jones, W. Leung, J. Mara, K.
Year
Abstract

Alcohol impaired driving is one of the major contributing factors for fatal and serious crashes in New Zealand. To curb the high level of road trauma resulting from drink-driving, a Compulsory Breath Test (CBT) programme was introduced in 1993 and a Supplementary Road Safety Package, that focused primarily on drink-driving and speeding, was introduced in 1995/96 to enhance road safety enforcement and advertising activities. These interventions have resulted in a substantial reduction in alcohol-related road trauma. The proportion of fatal crashes that are alcohol-related fell from 40 per cent in 1991 to 26 per cent in 2001. This paper discusses three drink-driving interventions during this period and discusses their impacts. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210298.

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C 29145 (In: C 29121 CD-ROM) /83 /82 / ITRD E210322
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2003 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2003, Sydney, Australia, 24-26 September 2003, Pp

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