Citation

Volpe JA. Abstr. Rev. Alcohol Driving 1983; 4.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, UCLA Alcohol Research Center and UCLA Brain Information Service)

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Abstract

On April 14, 1982, the Honorable John A. Volpe was named Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving. Established by Executive Order No. 12358 on April 14, 1982, this Commission was to: (1) heighten public awareness of the seriousness of the drunk driving problem; (2) persuade states and communities to attack the drunk driving problem in a more organized and systematic manner, including plans to eliminate bottlenecks in the arrest, trial and sentencing process that impair the effectiveness of many drunk driving laws; (3) encourage state and local officials and organizations to accept and use the latest techniques and methods to solve the problem; and (4) generate public support for increased enforcement of state and local drunk driving laws. On December 13, 1982, Governor Volpe presented the Interim Report of the Commission to the President and it is this Report, together with reflections of the proceedings, which provides the basis for this article.