This paper looks at the notable high incidence of drink driving among patrons attending late night licensed venues on the New South Wales Central Coast which led to research aimed at determining why this was occurring. This study also examined options to find a solution to the problem, such as considering the transport alternatives that were available in the area and the need to provide suitable education to modify the behaviour of the target group. The initial research identified a significant lack of late night transport services available. Additional research indicated that although the majority of the patrons had the right attitude towards drink driving, they were often not prepared to follow this through with the desired behaviour due to a lack of other transport options. This led to the development of a late night transport alternative to be known as the Night Owl Bus service. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E214057. Printed volume contains peer-reviewed papers. CD-ROM contains submitted papers.
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