Details:

Alternative Title:
Fairfax, Alcohol Safety Action Project second year evaluation summary
Creators:
Ferguson, Wayne S ; Smith, Thomas J
Ferguson, Wayne S ; Smith, Thomas J Less -
Corporate Creators:
Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council ; Virginia. Highway Safety Division ; Virginia. Dept. of Highways and Transportation
Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council ; Virginia. Highway Safety Division ; Virginia. Dept. of Highways and Transportation Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:
[+]
Drinking And Traffic Accidents--Virginia Drunk Driving--Analysis--Virginia Drunk Driving--Evaluation--Virginia Drunk driving
Publication/ Report Number:
VHTRC 75-R6 ; VHTRC 75-R611
VHTRC 75-R6 ; VHTRC 75-R611 Less -
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Virginia
OCLC Number:
294860137
Corporate Publisher:
Virginia Transportation Research Council
Abstract:
The Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project (ASAP) was begun in January 1972 as one of thirty-five federally funded demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate a comprehensive community alcohol countermeasures program. The Fairfax ASAP was approved for three years and funded with $2.1 million in an attempt to confront and ameliorate the community's drunk driving problem. A principal goal of the Fairfax ASAP was to effect a reduction in the number of alcohol-related fatalities, injuries, and property damage crashes. The goal was approached through a systems-oriented program providing countermeasures of increased and extensive enforcement of driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses, a special judicial countermeasure consisting of a probation and review process, programs of rehabilitation and treatment for arrested DWIs, and extensive public information and education. Results of the project after the first year of operations were quite encouraging. Data indicated a statistically significant reduction in injury crashes in 1972, based on a linear regression model using 1962-1971 data. Fatal crashes and fatalities declined but not significantly, but overall societal costs of motor vehicle crashes declined and estimated cost savings indicated a 3 to 1 ratio of project benefits to costs. The purpose of this report is to summarize as succinctly as possible the results of the project evaluation after two years. For the most part, the narrative for this summary has been taken verbatim from the Summary, Findings, and Conclusions sections of key analytic studies submitted to the NHTSA on or before May 30, 1974. This report attempts to consolidate important findings in all areas of evaluation to provide insight and perspective on the Fairfax ASAP as of June 1974.
Format:
PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:eef53cdf7c1872279e7bc09d1dc96033114444e490929447cfd15a748c5ef7d1
Download URL:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20149/dot_20149_DS1.pdf
File Type:

Supporting Files

• No Additional Files

More +