@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of a new law to reduce alcohol-impared driving in Japan",
journal="Japan Medical Association journal - JMAJ",
year="2006",
author="Nagata, Toshiaki and Hemenway, David A. and Perry, Melissa J.",
volume="49",
number="11-12",
pages="365-369",
abstract="Objectives: To estimate the impact of a new traffic law targeting alcohol-impaired driving in Japan.  <p>Methods: Japan passed a new traffic law in June 2002 with the aim of reducing the incidence of alcohol-impaired driving by reducing the permissible blood alcohol level and increasing penalties. Using data collected from police reports, the number of traffic fatalities and injuries for 7 months in the pre-law period (June 2001 to December 2001) and the same 7 months in the post-law period (June 2002 to December 2002) were compared.</p>  <p>Results: Traffic fatalities decreased 7.8 percent and traffic fatalities involving alcohol-impared driving decreased 26.7 percent after the introduction of the new traffic law. Traffic fatalities had been declining since 1993, but fell substantially faster after the law was passed.</p>  <p>Conclusions: This study indicates that large, immediate public health benefits resulted from the implementation of the 2002 alcohol-imjpared driving law in Japan.</p>",
language="",
issn="1346-8650",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}