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> Could you link the study that you have in mind? Why do you feel a study is needed in order to form an opinion on this? What logical arguments would you make
by doktrin 13y ago
> Could you link the study that you have in mind?
Why do you feel a study is needed in order to form an opinion on this? What logical arguments would you make against sobriety checkpoints?
In any case, turns out that at least one study has been performed. This was just the first google search hit. There's probably more out there.
[1] http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/checkpoint.html http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/check...
[2] http://www.wrap.org/pdfs/2010TIPElderCDCPaper.pdf http://www.wrap.org/pdfs/2010TIPElderCDCPaper.pdf
- jcromartie 13y agoAt least in CA, an increased checkpoint effort saw a stall followed by an increase in drunk driving fatalities. But this data obviously doesn't account for a lot of variables. http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/01/06/41411/california-drunk-driving-fatalities-inch-up-after/ http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/01/06/41411/california-drunk-d...