Results of the Belgian Drink Driving Roadside Survey.

Author(s)
Vanlaar, W.
Year
Abstract

In September, October, and November 2000, the Belgian Road Safety Institute (IBSR) organised, for the second time, a roadside survey to estimate the proportion of drink drivers in Belgium and their profile. The objective is to repeat this roadside survey every two years, so that it becomes possible to discern a trend and to offer guidance to all players in the field of traffic safety in their decisions regarding the problem of drink driving. In co-operation with police forces, about 10,000 drivers were randomly stopped nation-wide and were asked to take an alcohol breath test. In addition, a short questionnaire was completed. The proportion of drink drivers was calculated and a logit analysis provided insight into the profile of the drink driver. The results indicate that drink driving is without any doubt a problematical issue in Belgium. Therefore we advocate an integrated approach towards the problem of drink driving, with attention for the problem groups as indicated by relative numbers as well as for the problem groups as indicated by absolute numbers. (Author/publisher) For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

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C 27973 (In: C 27945) /83 / ITRD E201149 (also at CD-ROM C 27890/C27945/C28028)
Source

In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety : proceedings of the 16th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety T'2002, Montreal, Canada, August 4-9, 2002, Volume 2, p. 503-509, 19 ref.

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