Controlling impaired driving through vehicle programs: An overwiew

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-298

  Voas, Robert B ^a   Fell, James C ^a   McKnight, A Scott ^a   Sweedler, Barry M ^b  

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

^b LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol interlocks; DWI; DWI recidivism; DWS; Vehicle forfeiture; Vehicle impoundment; Vehicle registration cancellation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONTROL SYSTEM; CRIME; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; INTOXICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CANADA; EUROPE; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3943084028     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580490465409     Document Type: Review

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