The aim of this study was to examine the role that alcohol breath-testing devices in licensed premises may have in rural and remote areas of Australia. Data to monitor the use of the wall-mounted alcohol breath-testing devices were collected by data download from the devices themselves and through survey tools for bar staff and the patrons of licensed premises. Crash data for the year preceding the installation of the devices were compared with data that covered the period of the project. Although there was no change in patrons’ attitudes to drink driving and drink walking during the post-intervention period, there was an increase in the proportion of patrons who walked home with others, and a reduction in those who traveled in vehicles as passengers. Indigenous people were less likely to intend driving, were less likely to be driving, and were less likely to consider it important to stay under the legal limit when driving. The reverse however was true for drink walking. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.
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