The effects of drinking-driving laws: A test of the differential deterrence hypothesis

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1531-1536

  Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Smart, Reginald G ^a   Stoduto, Gina ^a   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b   Vingilis, Evelyn ^c   Beirness, Douglas ^d   Lamble, Robert ^e   Asbridge, Mark ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Traffic Injury Research Foundation   (Canada)

^e Ministry of Transportation of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative licence suspension law; Alcohol drinking; Deterrence; Differential deterrence; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH SURVEY; LAW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0242509167     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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