Optimizing sobriety checkpoints to maximize public health benefits and minimize operational costs

• Main Authors: Christopher N. Morrison (Author), Ariana N. Gobaud (Author), Christina A. Mehranbod (Author), Brady R. Bushover (Author), Charles C. Branas (Author), Douglas J. Wiebe (Author), Corinne Peek-Asa (Author), Qixuan Chen (Author), Jason Ferris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sobriety checkpoints are a highly effective strategy to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, but they are used infrequently in the USA. Recent evidence from observational studies suggests that using optimized sobriety checkpoints-operating for shorter duration with fewer officers-can...