While much progress has been made, alcohol-related traffic crashes are all too common among young people, resulting in many thousands of deaths and injuries. This guide provides information on two of the key strategies for reducing impaired driving among youth: * “Zero Tolerance” laws prohibiting drivers under 21 from driving with even small amounts of alcohol in their systems; * Graduated licensing systems that ease young people into full driving privileges more gradually. State and local policy makers, enforcement agencies, and concerned citizens can use this guide to: * gain an understanding of impaired driving issues as they relate to young drivers; * learn about the evidence of effectiveness of zero tolerance laws and graduated licensing systems; * identify strengths and weaknesses in existing laws, policies, and practices in their state or community; * persuade policymakers that changes are needed; * motivate more vigorous enforcement of existing laws. This guide can be used in conjunction with Strategies for Success: Combating Juvenile DUI, published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention along with the Police Executive Research Forum. (Author/publisher)
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