Low-manpower checkpoints: can they provide effective DUI enforcement in small communities?
Low-manpower checkpoints: can they provide effective DUI enforcement in small communities?
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DOI：
10.1080/15389580600696686
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
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2
通讯作者：
Rider, Raamses P
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作者：
Lacey, John H;Ferguson, Susan A;Rider, Raamses P
目的：戒酒检查站可以有效地减少酒后驾驶。然而，检查站没有得到充分利用，部分原因是警方认为需要大量警察。本研究评估了在农村社区开展小规模检查站的可行性和影响。方法：两个县的执法机构同意每周进行检查站，为期一年。两个不相邻的县没有设立额外的检查站。评估包括公众意识调查和周末夜间司机的路边调查(包括血液酒精浓度[BAC]测量)。结果：相对于对照县司机，BAC；0.05%的试验县司机比例降低了70%。在项目实施后，在试点县驾照办公室接受调查的司机更有可能报告看到或通过检查站，并且更了解酒后驾车(DUI)执法的宣传。结论：小型农村社区可以安全有效地每周进行低人员清醒检查站。这样的计划有望大幅减少在更高BAC下运行的司机。
OBJECTIVE: Sobriety checkpoints can be effective in reducing alcohol-impaired driving. Checkpoints are underutilized, however, partially because police believe a large number of officers are required. This study evaluated the feasibility and impact of conducting small-scale checkpoints in rural communities.METHODS: Law enforcement agencies in two counties agreed to conduct weekly checkpoints for one year. Two nonadjacent counties did not undertake additional checkpoints. Evaluation included public-awareness surveys and roadside surveys (including blood alcohol concentration [BAC] measurements) of weekend nighttime drivers.RESULTS: Relative to drivers in the comparison counties, the proportion of drivers in the experimental counties with BACs >0.05% was 70% lower. Drivers surveyed at driver's license offices in the experimental counties after program implementation were more likely to report seeing or passing through a checkpoint and were more aware of publicity on driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement.CONCLUSIONS: Small rural communities can safely and effectively conduct low-staff sobriety checkpoints on a weekly basis. Such programs can be expected to result in large reductions in drivers operating at higher BACs.