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Which Behavioral Interventions Help Reduce Drunk Driving the Most Effectively in Terms of Cost?

For many years, lawmakers have been aware that drinking and driving may lead to disastrous consequences. In 2013, the proportion of deaths involving motor vehicles that included drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) at or over the legal limit of 0.08 was roughly 31%. A blood alcohol content of 0.08 corresponds to about two or three drinks for most persons in an hour. It might take just two or three drinks to significantly impair hearing, vision, concentration, and response speed. Read More: DWII The ideal way to deploy monies to lessen the issue of drunk driving has not been evident. Legislators have access to a wide range of interventions, such as alcohol ignition interlocks in individual automobiles and sobriety checkpoints where law enforcement personnel randomly inspec...