Introduction
Impaired driving is one of the biggest, yet preventable risks to road safety! Many countries have for several years launched campaigns to reduce the toll of impaired driving. Focusing on specific high-risk populations is one way to gain a better understanding of impaired driving and design possible strategies for reducing risk.
The recently released Circular, entitled “Young Impaired Drivers: The Nature of the Problem and Possible Solutions” details a comprehensive summary and analysis of the traffic safety risks posed by young, inexperienced drivers impaired by alcohol and other drugs. It also discusses the impaired young driver problem in Canada, Europe, and Australia, which have lower drinking ages as well as other differences in their legal, cultural, and geographic characteristics.
It is interesting to note that recent enforcement campaigns to reduce impaired driving deaths have broadened beyond enforcement of impaired driving laws alone. For example,...
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