Substantial progress has been made in the U.S. in reducing the impaired driving problem. Future gains will be more difficult because of certain high risk groups of drivers who are more resistant to change. Persistent drinking drivers are one of these groups: they drink and drive again and again; their behaviour apparently has not been affected by information and education; and many of them have not been deterred by laws and enforcement or even by arrest and punishment. More information is needed on who these drivers are, and how they behave. This paper gives a brief overview of recent data and studies on the persistent drinking driver drawn primarily from the U.S. Programs being initiated to deal with some of these high risk drivers are listed. (A)
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