Alcohol & drugs
Fatality Facts: Alcohol
2006
2005
Q&As
Alcohol: general
Administrative license suspension
Alcohol deterrence &
enforcement
Teenagers: underage drinking
State laws
How state laws
measure up
DUI/DWI laws
State court decisions
on the constitutionality of sobriety checkpoints
Consumer video available for purchase
Sober thoughts on
drinking and driving — People are becoming more responsible about how they
use alcohol in relation to driving. Still, there's plenty of alcohol-impaired
driving left. Too many people are dying. This video focuses on a range
of effective measures to reduce the problem.
Research paper 
Contribution of alcohol-impaired driving to motor vehicle crash deaths in 2005; Adrian K. Lund, Anne T. McCartt, Charles M. Farmer, August 2007
Highlights from the Institute's research since 1969
News releases
December 20, 2000 Best & worst state traffic safety laws: some states do a better
job than others
March 21, 1997 Fewer drinking drivers on the road but alcohol-impaired driving still
a problem, new national roadside breath-test survey finds
Research annotated bibliographies
Passive
alcohol sensors
Sobriety
checkpoints
Status Report newsletter
Vol. 43, No. 6, July 24, 2008: College town alcohol campaign lowers nighttime drinking and driving among target group of teens and young adults
Vol. 42, No. 10, October 13, 2007: Reducing BACs to the legal limit (less than 0.08 percent) could save almost 9,000 lives per year; Another new study quantifies the benefits of reducing BACs
Vol. 42, No. 5, May 12, 2007: Special issue: one day of crashes; the stories of some of the 119 people killed in crashes on June 7, 2005
Vol. 41, No. 9, November 21, 2006: Fatality Facts — no progress is being made against DWI
Vol. 41, No. 7, September 7, 2006: Focusing on hard-core drinking
drivers can be counterproductive if
other impaired drivers get a pass; Zero tolerance isn't a very effective
policy in some states, but Washington
is an exception
Vol. 40, No. 7, August 6, 2005: Highway safety update: DWI
laws
Vol. 40, No. 4, April 2, 2005: Special issue: alcohol-impaired driving
Vol. 39, No. 7, August 1, 2004:
Now all states have 0.08 BAC laws
Vol. 39, No. 6, July 3, 2004:
Highway safety update: Minnesota's BAC law
Vol. 39, No. 2, February 7, 2004:
Prior violations, including serious ones like DWI, often aren't reflected
on public driving records
Vol. 38, No. 9, September 25, 2003:
State legislative update: alcohol-impaired driving
Vol. 38, No. 2, February 8, 2003:
Deaths involving alcohol-impaired drivers aren't declining anymore;
Sobriety checkpoints are effective, international review by CDC finds
Vol. 38, No. 1, January 11, 2003:
Many drivers with high BACs who are killed in crashes don't fit profile
of a hardcore drinker
Vol. 37, No. 3, March 16, 2002:
Some state licensing and DUI/DWI laws have been strengthened, but no
safety belt laws have been changed to primary
Vol. 36, No. 6, June 30, 2001:
Sobriety checkpoints aren't frequent except in a few states; Awareness
of zero tolerance laws is limited among young drivers; Improving detection
of impaired drivers is first step to reducing DWI; 0.08 percent blood-alcohol
limit for impaired driving reduces crash deaths, federal review concludes
Vol. 35, No. 10, December 20, 2000:
Special issue: state traffic safety laws: includes information on DUI/DWI
laws
Vol. 35, No. 8, September 30, 2000:
Mexican Americans are subjects of new survey on drinking and driving
Vol. 35, No. 3, March 11, 2000:
Drivers in four countries perceive differences in DWI law enforcement
Provisions of zero tolerance laws vary among US states, and differences
affect how the laws are enforced
Vol. 35, No. 1, January 15, 2000:
Ignition interlocks are effective as long as they're required
Vol. 34, No. 6, June 19, 1999:
Sobriety checkpoints in Tennessee reduce fatal crashes involving drivers
with high BACs
Vol. 32, No. 8, October 11, 1997:
Benzodiazepines may increase crash risk among elderly drivers
Vol. 32, No. 5, May 10, 1997:
Ignition interlocks deter repeat alcohol driving law violators
Vol. 32, No. 3, March 22, 1997:
Alcohol-impaired driving still a problem in United States; Administrative
license suspension doesn't affect employment |
