Abstract
The United States continues to suffer from a significant impaired driving problem, in no small part because policymakers and practitioners have focused almost entirely on only one cause of impaired driving: alcohol misuse. During the almost four decades since Candace Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1980, the nation has invested tremendous resources designed to change social norms about drinking and driving and buttressing the identification, apprehension, prosecution, punishment, and rehabilitation of drunk drivers. Consequently, the prevalence of drinking drivers and alcohol-impaired drivers has plunged since the 1970’s.
Highlights
The United States continues to suffer from a significant impaired driving problem, in no small part because policymakers and practitioners have focused almost entirely on only one cause of impaired driving: alcohol misuse
In Colorado, after laws passed making marijuana commercially available for both medicinal use and recreational use, researchers found a twofold increase in the proportion of drivers in fatal motor vehicle crashes who tested positive for marijuana (change in trend, 2.16 (0.45), p < 0.0001); in contrast, they saw no significant increases in non-legalized-marijuana
Officers in the United States administer the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) to all drivers they suspect of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (DUI) at roadside
Summary
Overcoming the Plateau: Reducing Impaired Driving by Addressing Drug-Impaired Drivers. Officers in the United States administer the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) to all drivers they suspect of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (DUI) at roadside. See e.g. Steuer, A., Eisenbeiss, L., Kraemer, T., Blood alcohol analysis alone versus comprehensive toxicological analysis – Systematic investigation of missed co-ingested other drugs in suspected alcohol-impaired drivers, 267 Forensic Science International 52 (2016) [14] and Talpins, S. and Hayes, C., The. As with Florida, the refusal data is meaningful because Nebraska suspends the driver’s licenses of DUI arrestees who refuse to provide a breath sample upon proper request. See e.g. Douglas, T., “Kern’s use of oral swab in DUI case watched nationwide,” Bakersfield.com (January 10, 2016) [22] (retrieved on March 11, 2017 at Retrieved from http://www. bakersfield.com/news/kern-s-use-of-oral-swab-in-dui-casewatched/article_54766e6e-d5bb-5333-b7c8-42079404cb07. html)
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