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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Drunk driving"”.
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Exploring field sobriety tests to deter drunk driving
The present study attempted to validate modified versions of laboratory measures of behavioral impairment from alcohol for use in the field. A total of 195 students at various BAC levels, participated during two outdoor university-sponsored events. In addition to taking nonbehavioral measures of …
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Evaluation of a server intervention program for preventing drunk driving
As part of the national effort to reduce drunk driving, servers of alcohol are being held liable for their alcohol-serving behavior with increasing frequency. In response to these drunk driving prevention efforts, the Training for Intervention' Procedures by Servers of Alcohol (TIPS) program was …
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Essays on the Economics of Driving and Health
… comprises three essays on the economics of driving and health. The first examines the effect of the ride-hailing service Uber, its launch in New York City in May 2011, and the resulting drunk-driving outcomes in the counties that received service compared with those that did not. The …
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Modeling of Ethanol Metabolism and Transdermal Transport
… is a promising method that could prevent drunk driving if integrated into an ignition interlock system; potentially preventing 90 million drunk driving trips a year in the US. However, experimental data from previous research has shown significant time delays between alcohol ingestion and …
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The impact of alcohol-related risk-taking behaviour on younger driver deaths in the Western Cape Province: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Drunk driving is a public health threat, endangering the lives of all road users. Younger drivers are inclined to engage in risk-taking behaviour, such as drunk driving with BAC levels exceeding the legal limit. The prevalence of drunk driving in the country has increased among the youth, with …
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PROACTIVE DETECTION OF ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT: LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENHANCED TRAFFIC SAFETY
<p>Drunk driving continues to seriously threaten public safety, affecting drivers, pedestrians, and other road users. Despite strict laws and the use of tools such as breathalyzers, the persistent prevalence of alcohol-impaired driving underscores the need for innovative prevention strategies to …
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MADD MESSAGE EFFECTS: A TWELVE-YEAR RANDOMIZED TRIAL
One out of three Americans undergoes drunk-driving crashes; 23% result in death. To deter DWIs (Driving While under Influence), MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) created VIPs (Victim Impact Panels) where victims impact offenders with gory stories, photos, and threats of punishments and loss of …
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A Gender -Specific Alcohol Use Disorders Screening Instrument: Validation of a Measure
… motor vehicle accidents and arrests for drunk driving than females. The overall pattern of responses did not differ for timing of initiation but males had a higher mean number of arrests. Females 35 and older were more likely than those younger to experience early menopause. The overall …
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The effects of OWI victim impact courses on offender recidivism
1 PDF file (vii, 62 leaves ; 28 cm.)
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Teaching and learning critical citizenship through visual arts in the intermediate phase at three primary schools : the South African paradigm
… on team sports, animal cruelty, drinking and driving, people in service of the community (firefighters, police officers, doctors and nurses), violence and fighting, helping others, homelessness, kidnapping, loud neighbours, pollution and littering, stealing, hijacking, break-ins, watering …
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For whom the cruiser rolls: a retrospective analysis of factors relating to recidivism in a sample of graduates from a court-ordered alcohol education and awareness program
… measured knowledge, attitude about impaired driving, and degree of alcohol involvement. Test scores were analyzed to determine whether those IDEA graduates who recidivated differed in any measurable way from those who had no further criminal convictions after a period of at least three years. …