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Deterrence Of Drinking and Driving in France: An Evaluation of the Law of July 12, 1978

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

H. Laurence Ross ,
Richard McCleary  and
Thomas Epperlein
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Abstract

This report describes a study of the effects of a Scandinavian-style law concerning alcohol-impaired driving. The past two decades have seen the adoption throughout most of the developed world of drinking-and-driving laws based on principles originally developed in Norway and Sweden. The French law of July 12, 1978, was a part of this general development. Interrupted time-series analysis of French data on crash-related injuries and fatalities shows that the 1978 law had a notable deterrent effect, but that the effect was not permanent.

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Research Article
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Law & Society Review , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , 1982 , pp. 345 - 374
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Copyright © 1982 The Law and Society Association.

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Footnotes

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Co-authorship is intended. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support and patience of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The work could not have been completed without the generous participation of Jean Beyrand of the Interministerial Committee for Road Safety and Jean L'Hoste of ONSER. Preliminary data analysis was accomplished by Leslie McCain with the help of Fran Bernat and Sheryl M. Haver.

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