Have You Heard? Facts From The Field - October 13, 2011

October 13, 2011
Approximately 60 lives were saved  in one year when Georgia combined sobriety checkpoints with publicized enforcement programs.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Communication%20&%20Consumer%20Information/Traffic%20Tech%20Publications/Associated%20Files/tt347.pdf?s_cid=ostltshyh_govd_022&source=govdelivery

Connecticut’s high-visibility sobriety checkpoint campaign  saved the lives of nearly 30 men ages 21-34 in a year and a half.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Communication%20&%20Consumer%20Information/Traffic%20Tech%20Publications/Associated%20Files/TrafficTech324.pdf?s_cid=ostltshyh_govd_023&source=govdelivery

An ignition interlock law and increased interlock use in New Mexico were associated with a 30% reduction  [New Mexico DPS | DWI Prevention - Ignition Interlock ] in impaired driving crashes and offender re-arrests.
http://www.interlocksymposium.com/site/ywd_acs_corporation/assets/pdf/26_1010_Roth_New_Mexico_Ignition_Interlock_Laws_Regulations,_Utilization,.pdf?s_cid=ostltshyh_govd_025&source=govdelivery