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Drinking <strong>and</strong> Driving: a road safety manual<br />

Programme development Programme <strong>implement</strong>ation<br />

Enforcement Decision on type of penalty<br />

<strong>and</strong> process for extracting<br />

penalty<br />

Training with police <strong>and</strong><br />

equipment procurement<br />

(e.g. breathalyzers)<br />

Decision on area of initial<br />

enforcement<br />

Police are actively<br />

enforcing <strong>drinking</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>driving</strong> laws at<br />

<strong>design</strong>ated area of<br />

initial enforcement<br />

Police are actively<br />

enforcing laws in a broad<br />

scope of locations<br />

Enforcement of <strong>drinking</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>driving</strong> laws is a<br />

regular police activity<br />

Punishment<br />

<strong>and</strong> sanctions<br />

Propose amendments<br />

<strong>to</strong> punishments <strong>and</strong><br />

sanctions <strong>and</strong> gain<br />

agreement by necessary<br />

authorities<br />

Inform public about new or<br />

amended punishments <strong>and</strong><br />

sanctions<br />

New system of<br />

punishments <strong>and</strong><br />

sanctions is being<br />

regularly <strong>and</strong> fairly<br />

imposed on offenders<br />

The severer punishments<br />

are effective at deterring<br />

<strong>drinking</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>driving</strong><br />

Information<br />

Education<br />

Vigorous public awareness<br />

campaign on the problem of<br />

crashes involving <strong>drinking</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>driving</strong><br />

Use of role models<br />

Use of peer education<br />

Publicity on legislation <strong>and</strong><br />

penalties for non-compliance<br />

Publicity on enforcement<br />

School education campaigns<br />

Police visiting schools<br />

Targeting of high risk groups<br />

(continuation of<br />

information/education<br />

activities)<br />

Issue should be taken<br />

on by a government<br />

agency <strong>and</strong> permanent<br />

coordina<strong>to</strong>r appointed<br />

Strengthening public<br />

education <strong>programme</strong>s<br />

<strong>and</strong> information<br />

<strong>programme</strong>s based on<br />

outcome of assessment<br />

Other Ensuring hospitals have<br />

capacity <strong>to</strong> perform blood<br />

tests (possible training<br />

<strong>and</strong> equipment)<br />

Hospitals are carrying out <strong>and</strong><br />

registering results of tests on<br />

blood alcohol levels from road<br />

crash victims<br />

(continuation) (continuation)<br />

Also improvement/<br />

strengthening of<br />

<strong>programme</strong> based on<br />

lessons learned<br />

3 | <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>implement</strong> a <strong>drinking</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>driving</strong> <strong>programme</strong><br />

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