Citation

No Author(s) Listed. Transp. Res. Circular 1999; (487): 46 p..

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, U.S. National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board)

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Abstract

This workshop was attended by representatives from federal and state governments, advocacy groups, research institutes, universities, industry, and experts from other countries, who met to discuss the future of combating impaired driving in an era of diminished resources and shifting priorities. The purpose of the workshop was to identify and discuss critical concerns, new approaches, and relevant research findings applicable to this topic. Participants at this workshop represented a diversity of views and perspectives, and there was no attempt to reach consensus among the participants. Several points were, however, widely held and merit special attention: (1) There is an urgent need to raise the public's awareness and concern about the impaired driving problem; (2) An adequate source of dedicated funding for safety programs is needed; (3) Appropriate actions need to be taken at the federal, state, and local levels; (4) Proven countermeasures need to be implemented and applied vigorously; (5) Enforcement activities should be aggressively publicized in order to make them maximally effective; (6) New technology in all areas can be used to improve safety and law enforcement effectiveness; (7) Emerging concern about health care costs can be used to engender public concern and encourage the participation of the health care sector in combating impaired driving; (8) A new management system should be considered for federal participation in state programs; and (9) The implementation plan developed by the "Partners in Progress" process is an excellent framework for future action. This circular provides the group's discussion on each of these issues. Appendix A presents the program outline for the workshop, Appendix B is a list of workshop participants, and Appendix C contains the workshop background papers.