ABSTRACT
Drunk driving and, in its extreme form, impaired driving, is a major (albeit preventable) cause of collisions, injuries, and fatalities. Despite efforts to reduce drinking and driving, this problem persists on a global scale and is of concern to law enforcement officials, policy makers, and citizens alike. Among Canadians, drinking and driving consistently appears at or near
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 195 The Problem of Impaired Driving .................................................................... 196 The Program: Curb the Danger ........................................................................ 199 Methods ............................................................................................................... 202 CTD Program Activities .................................................................................... 203 Temporal Patterns .............................................................................................. 204 CTD Outcomes: Interceptions, Letters, Charges, and Repeat Offenders ....... 205 Survey Results ..................................................................................................... 207 Discussion ........................................................................................................... 208 Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 212 Acknowledgments .............................................................................................. 212 References ............................................................................................................ 213
the top of the list of societal concerns. In 2013, 70% of citizens reported that they were “concerned or very concerned about drinking and driving” (TIRF 2013, 4). In the United States, where more than one million people are arrested each year for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, 97% of people see drinking and driving by others as a threat to their own safety (Beck et al. 2009). Similarly, research in the European Union found that 94% of its citizens considered drinking drivers to be “a major safety problem” in their respective countries (Gallup Organization 2010, 5).
