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Title |
Prevention of alcohol-impaired driving:
global experience review |
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Authors |
Mayorov Vladimir Ivanovich
Professor of the
Department of administrative
and financial law, Institute of state and law,
Tyumen state University,
doctor of legal Sciences, Professor. 625003, Tyumen,
St. Republic, 9/1.
Е-mail: 1955715@rambler.ru
Lipatov Evgeniy Yur’evich
candidate of technical
Sciences, associate Professor,
the center of the Department “Automobile transport”
of Volgograd state
technical University. 400005, Volgograd, Lenin
Avenue 28. Е‑ mail: elpat@vstu.ru
GANZH IN Sergey
Valeryevich, candidate of technical Sciences,
associate
Professor, the center of the Department “Automobile
transport” of Volgograd
state technical University. 400005, Volgograd, Lenin
Avenue 28. Е‑mail: ganzin_
fat@mail.ru |
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Section |
Administrative law |
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Issue |
1/2016 |
Page |
86-97 |
index UDC |
656.13.08 + 343.976 |
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Abstract |
Great research evidence and practical experience
concerned with prevention
of alcohol-impaired driving was gathered by world
community. But this potential is partially not in
use in Russian Federation without obvious reasons.
Firstly,
Russian system of anti-alcohol measures affecting
public conscience lacks at
least two branches, which is necessary for
deployment of other policies. They
are (1) dissemination of knowledge about all dangers
of alcohol intoxication and
(2) cultivation of human activity which is
incompatible with alcohol consumption.
These activities yield the best effect in the long
term (in combination with other
measures which have impact on public health).
Secondly, effectiveness of penalties
for driving while intoxicated (DWI) is weakened by
lack of public perception
that they are unavoidable. Massive driver sobriety
tests, instant implementation
of administrative sanctions and public awareness
about it are the kind of law
enforcement which can remedy this situation. Thirdly,
some proven countermeasures
aren’t used in Russia at all. They are: license
plate impoundment;
vehicle impoundment; mandatory rehabilitation
programs for DWI-offenders.
Fourthly, there is no differentiation of punishments
depending on blood alcohol
concentration. This reduces the public support.
Fifthly, the use of alcolocks is
not sufficiently wide. Despite shortcomings of their
operation they have proper
impact on public health (through habituation of
commercial vehicles drivers to
sobriety and self-control) and efficiently prevent
repeat offences as well (while
installed on vehicles of convicted offenders).
However, some measures (for
example, jail or vehicle confiscation) are proved as
inefficient. It is expedient
not to consider them as the appropriate
counter-measures. |
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Keywords |
alcohol, driver, vehicle, prevention,
offence, classification, punishment,
road safety, public health, alcolock. |
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