| Requiring suspended drunk drivers to install alcohol interlocks to reinstate their licenses: effective? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20528811 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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AIMS: To evaluate a new method being used by some states for motivating interlock installation by requiring it as a prerequisite to reinstatement of the driver's license. DESIGN: The driving records of Florida DWI offenders convicted between July 2002 and June 2008 were analyzed to determine the proportion of offenders subject to the interlock requirement who installed interlocks. SETTING: Most driving-while-impaired (DWI) offenders succeed in avoiding state laws requiring the installation of a vehicle alcohol interlock. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 82 318 Florida DWI offenders. FINDINGS: Due to long periods of complete suspension when no driving was permitted and the failure to complete all the requirements imposed by the court, only 21 377 of the 82 318 offenders studied qualified for reinstatement, but 93% of those who qualified did install interlocks to be reinstated. CONCLUSIONS: Because of the lengthy license suspensions and other barriers that the offenders face in qualifying for reinstatement, it is not clear that requiring a period on the interlock as a prerequisite to reinstating will greatly increase the current installment rate. |
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Authors:
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Robert B Voas; S Scott Tippetts; Deborah Fisher; Milton Grosz |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2010-06-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England) Volume: 105 ISSN: 1360-0443 ISO Abbreviation: Addiction Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-26 Completed Date: 2011-03-28 Revised Date: 2013-02-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304118 Medline TA: Addiction Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1422-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3111, USA. voas@pire.org |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Adult Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*, prevention & control Alcoholic Intoxication / diagnosis, epidemiology* Automobile Driving / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data Automobiles Breath Tests / instrumentation Ethanol / analysis, blood Female Florida / epidemiology Humans Licensure / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data Logistic Models Male Mandatory Programs / organization & administration, statistics & numerical data* Middle Aged Protective Devices / utilization* Recurrence / prevention & control Social Control, Formal / methods* Survival Analysis Time Factors Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AA016758/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K05 AA014260/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K05 AA014260/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P20 AA017831/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P20 AA017831/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R21 AA016758/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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64-17-5/Ethanol |
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