Identifying a high-risk impaired driver typically leads to the application of an established response that imposes a heavy fine and jail time. But this response seems to be ineffective. This punishment assumes that all impaired drivers are alike – and they are not. Something different is needed according to a new report from state highway officials and the drunk driving prevention group of the liquor industry.
The report, “High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat” was released by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) in partnership with Responsibility.org. The report calls for a “systemic and holistic approach to high-risk impaired drivers” that examines each individual and treatment of the underlying problem that is expressed in their unsafe behavior. [Read more…]
