Primary prevention of drink driving by the large-scale use of alcolocks in commercial vehicles

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1294-1299

  Bjerre, Bo ^a   Kostela, Johan ^b  

^a SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b Dalarnas forskningsrad   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcolocks ignition interlocks; Commercial vehicles; Drink driving; Primary prevention; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; BUSES; ESTIMATION; FLEET OPERATIONS; INDUSTRY; INSTALLATION; PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS; TAXICABS; TESTING; TRUCKS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; DRINK DRIVING; ELSEVIER (CO); GENERAL (CO); HEAVY VEHICLES; IMPAIRED DRIVING; LARGE SCALES; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; SAFETY MARGIN (SM); TECHNICAL PROBLEMS; TEST DEVICES; TEST PATTERNS; TRANSPORT QUALITY;

VEHICLES;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 46349104687     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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