AFTER REVIEWING PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REDUCE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (DWI), IT IS PROPOSED THAT DWI ENFORCEMENT COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF IT IS CONDUCTED MORE EFFICIENTLY. A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WHICH MAY IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDING: PER SE LAWS, LOWER LEGAL LIMITS, RANDOM ROADSIDE CHECKS, RANDOM BREATH TESTING, MANDATORY BLOOD TESTS FOR INJURED DRIVERS, ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION AND SHORT-TERM LICENCE SUSPENSIONS. SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHANGES ARE ALSO ADDRESSED: POLICE OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING, USE OF VISUAL DETECTION CUES, TIMING AND LOCATION OF ENFORCEMENT. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT DWI ENFORCEMENT COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF HIGHLY PUBLICISED, PERIODIC, NIGHT-TIME RANDOM BREATH TESTING BLITZES WERE CONDUCTED IN AN UNPREDICTABLE FASHION AS FAR AS TIME AND LOCATION. (Author/publisher).
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