Citation

Kingsley K, da Silva FP, Strassburger R. Transp. Res. Proc. 2023; 72: 2433-2440.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publications)

DOI

10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.741

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Drinking and driving contributes to between one-quarter and one-third of motor vehicle fatalities worldwide, resulting in an estimated 273,000 deaths annually (ITF, 2017). Over the years, multiple, mostly non-vehicle-based, countermeasures have been implemented to reduce deaths from drinking and driving. Despite their implementation and success, drunk driving continues on an unacceptable scale. In-vehicle technology like the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS), which can prevent alcohol-impaired driving at the source, can be an important part of a safe system approach. In 2020, an online survey was conducted in the US, with 1001 subjects, about public acceptance of the development and deployment of in-vehicle technology. The results showed a positive acceptance of passive touch systems and breath systems. Limitations of this study and future challenges will be discussed.

Keywords: Ethanol impaired driving

Language: en

Keywords

DADSS programme; Drunk-driving; in-vehicle technologies; public opinion; stakeholder perspective