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Impact Evaluation Of The Lexington-Fayette County Traffic Alcohol Program (1982-1986), Jerry G. Pigman, Kenneth R. Agent
Impact Evaluation Of The Lexington-Fayette County Traffic Alcohol Program (1982-1986), Jerry G. Pigman, Kenneth R. Agent
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
This report is a final evaluation of four years of increased police enforcement to reduce alcohol-related accidents in Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky. Three types of data were collected as a means of evaluating the Traffic Alcohol Program; accident data, arrest and adjudication data, and cost-effectiveness data.
Results from before-and-after comparisons and time-series analysis show alcohol-related accidents decreased significantly during the study period. When comparing two years before with four years during the increased enforcement, the reduction in alcohol-related accidents during hours of increased enforcement was 37.3 percent using standard before and after analysis and 36.4 percent using time-series analysis. For all …