Evaluation of the New Mexico Ignition Interlock Program [Traffic Tech]

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alcohol ignition interlock devices
  • Blood alcohol levels
  • Driver licenses
  • Drunk driving
  • Human factors in accidents
  • Laws
  • Recidivism
  • Repeat offenders
  • Suspensions
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Number 401
• Series:
  NHTSA BSR Traffic Tech
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525875
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; New Mexico
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Impaired driving is a major factor in vehicle crashes and traffic fatalities. The use of ignition interlocks is growing as a countermeasure to combat the high rate of offender recidivism for driving while intoxicated (DWI). New Mexico currently has the highest rate of interlock installations per capita in the nation. The changes in usage, from its first interlock law in 1999 to its comprehensive interlock law passed in 2005, make it an ideal location to examine the use of interlocks. NHTSA therefore funded a series of studies to evaluate the New Mexico interlock laws, the New Mexico Ignition Interlock Program, and the impact on impaired driving.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2056/dot_2056_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 720.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0e80a47d26b2bacf262039eac6409573816813bea1ccd7699464fbc0b9ba11c2