The effectiveness of reducing illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits for driving: Evidence for lowering the limit to .05 BAC

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-243

  Fell, James C ^a   Voas, Robert B ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

.05 BAC limit; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits; Drinking drivers; Effectiveness; Fatal crashes; General deterrent; Impaired driving; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) LIMITS; DRINKING DRIVERS; GENERAL DETERRENTS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

BLOOD;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; ETHANOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747348701     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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