Legislative recommendations of the Virginia Highway Safety Commission to the 1972 Virginia General Assembly.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Virginia Highway Safety Commission recommendations to the 1972 General Assembly
• Creators:
  Micas, Steven L
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway Research Council ; Virginia. Highway Safety Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drunk driving
  • Traffic crashes
  • Drunk driving--Law and legislation--Virginia
  • Drinking and traffic accidents--Law and legislation--Virginia
  • Transportation, Automotive--Law and legislation--Virginia
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHRC 71-R10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Description:
  In 1970, alcohol contributed to the deaths of over 340 drivers on the Commonwealth of Virginia's roads and a total of 19,000 crashes. Until 1972, Virginia retained the 0.15% presumptive level of intoxication. Advantages of the 0.10% presumptive level included increased deterrence and greater concurrence with medical knowledge as to when a driver's ability to safely operate a vehicle was significantly decreased. To increase identifiability of the drinking driver, the use of quantitative breath tests for evidence of intoxication was advocated.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19928/dot_19928_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:564835fc6bd0952d563a399452cd53fe63c55f474253bb413a37ecdd9bf6d64a2cdc17c84f23c4a2e070eebe8d03455c2d958c6b1563b9806bd0552cbe2f062a