Implied Consent Refusal Impact

Details

• Creators:
  Jones, R. K. (Ralph K.) ; Joksch, Hans C. ; Wiliszowski, Connie H.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mid-America Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drunk drivers
  • Implied consent laws
  • State laws
  • Alcohol chemical tests
  • Statistics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-807-765 ; NTIS-PB92118934
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525375
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This report examines the extent to which persons suspected of DWI refuse to take a chemical test as required by law, describes implied consent laws in 50 States, analyzes the relation of law features to refusal rate, and analyzes the characteristics of test refusers in four States. The report concludes that there is a potential test-refusal problem in the U.S. to the extent that 2% to 71% of drivers arrested for DWI in 1987 refused to take a chemical test. The report recommends strong traffic law system action against refusers to include criminal sanctions for some "hard core" refusers. Other potential actions include treatment and public information and education initiatives. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH22-89-C-07008
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1586/dot_1586_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1f8a148607d5df0fc79f366b255a6cda5130354880268f8a82ed3f95b642a486