Sobriety Checkpoints Save Lives: Checkpoint Tennessee Reduces Alcohol Fatalities [Traffic Tech]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Traffic Tech: Sobriety Checkpoints Save Lives: Checkpoint Tennessee Reduces Alcohol Fatalities
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Countermeasures
  • Drunk driving
  • Impaired drivers
  • Public opinion
  • Publicity
  • Sobriety checkpoints
  • Traffic law enforcement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Traffic Tech Number 184
• Series:
  NHTSA BSR Traffic Tech
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1524822
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Tennessee
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  In 1994, Tennessee, cooperating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), initiated a statewide impaired driving checkpoint program labeled "Checkpoint Tennessee." The Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies provided the personnel for the checkpoints using existing resources. NHTSA funded the purchase of equipment and the evaluation of the program, conducted by Mid-America Research Institute. This Traffic Tech briefly describes the program, public support for the program, the publicity given the program, and results. The statewide sobriety checkpoints were found to be an effective deterrent to impaired driving.
• Content Notes:
  Preservation PDF of webpage at: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/traftech/pub/tt184.html
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55470/dot_55470_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 163.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3c3788392cd7b43d60bcf630c349928f7b30220383481e7e580ec011fc294744