Safe Communities

"Countermeasures That Work" assists State Highway Safety Offices to select science-based traffic safety countermeasures for major highway safety problem areas.  The guide describes major strategies relevant to highway safety offices; summarizes their use, effectiveness, costs and implementation time; and, provides references to research summaries and individual studies. Countermeasures on child passenger safety were added to the Seat Belt chapter.

The guide is a basic reference to assist State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in selecting effective, evidencebased countermeasures for traffic safety problem areas.

The guide:
describes major strategies and countermeasures that are relevant to SHSOs;
summarizes strategy/countermeasure use, effectiveness, costs, and implementation time; and
provides references to the most important research summaries and individual studies.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811727.pdf

This report documents an analysis of Aspen, Colorado's Tipsy Taxi ride service program -initiated in 1983 to provide a free ride home to people who were too intoxicated to drive. It is self-sustaining through community donations, and operates year-round, 24 hours a day. The study examines the program's deterrent effect on alcohol-related traffic crashes. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 36 pages.

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25900/25970/DOT-HS-809-155.pdf 

This report, intended for program planners, describes four communities' efforts to promote active aging and suggests tips for success.  Three color, 8.5" x 11", 17 pages.

Only a small fraction of the impaired drivers who are at risk for alcohol-impaired-driving crashes are arrested. These include drivers who drink regularly or occasionally to intoxication before they drive. Researchers have estimated the probability of being arrested while driving while intoxicated (DWI) with a blood alcohol concentration at or above .10 g/dL to be about 1 in 200. A similar study reported that only 23% of alcohol-positive drivers admitted to trauma units and
emergency departments following crashes are convicted of DWI.

This report provides an overview of the use of Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) as a countermeasure for those who have displayed, or could potentially display, harmful/hazardous drinking behaviors, including drinking and driving. This report endeavors to acquaint the highway safety community with an  overview of the development of SBI, the context in which SBI is employed, the efficacy and limitations of this approach, and the policy implications for traffic safety.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811836.pdf