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Fact Sheet: National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers
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2015-02-06
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Series: Roadside and Crash Risk Studies
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Abstract:About the survey: Conducted for the first time in 1973; repeated in 1986, 1996, 2007, and 2013-14; Collects data from 300 roadside sites across the country; Road signs alert drivers to a voluntary paid survey ahead; Strictly voluntary and anonymous; Drivers who are too impaired to safely drive from the research sites are offered other means to get home; of more than 30,000 participants over 40 years, none have driven away from the sites after being identified as impaired and none have been arrested; Testing for presence of illegal drugs, prescription medicines, and over-the-counter drugs conducted for the first time in 2007.
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