Commentary: Alcohol and Motor Vehicle–Related Crashes—Driver Attitudes Need Further Intervention

Shahram Lotfipour,Rod Mortazavi,Bharath Chakravarthy

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.02.005

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Commentary: Alcohol and Motor Vehicle–Related Crashes—Driver Attitudes Need Further Intervention

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Of 8 intervention strategies to reduce impaired driving that were read to respondents, alcohol interlocks ranked first in the percentage of individuals who believed them very effective in reducing or preventing drunk driving (63%), followed by providing alternate ways for people who have had too much to drink to get home, suspending the license of drunk drivers, and impounding or seizing the vehicle of drunk drivers
Questions about the information presented in this article can be directed to Cathy Gotschall at cathy.gotschall@ dot.gov. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.02.004
We believe that emergency physicians need to be one of these trustworthy sources and should become more involved in effectively preventing these crashes by intervening with patients daily

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Title Commentary: Alcohol and motor vehicle-related crashes--driver attitudes need further intervention. Copies of the 26-page report, “National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behaviors: 2008,” can be downloaded from http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/ 811342.

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