Second Workshop On In-Vehicle Alcohol Test Devices

NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Researchhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15252661988PDFTech ReportUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian ResearchUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUnited StatesAlcohol breath testsEquipment testsLegislationWorkshopsDOT-HS-807-299On October 14, 1987, a one-day workshop sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was held at the Department of Transportation in Washington, PC. The purpose was to bring interested persons together, including manufacturers, legislators, judges,researchers, safety-related program personnel , and the public to review new developments in the state of the art of in-vehicle alcohol test devices and to exchange information about recent developments in State and local applications of this new technology. More than seventy people from outside the Federal government attended, representing a wide range of interests, perspectives and knowledge. The workshop covered the following five topics: 1) Legislation and Ongoing Programs; 2) In-Vehicle Alcohol Test Devices - Recent and New Developments; 3) In-Vehicle Alcohol Test Devices - Certification Testing; 4) Field Evaluation Research - Ongoing and Planned; 5) Information Needs and Methods for Exchange; This document highlights new information and viewpoints raised, while providing information about the topics covered, and persons attending. /Abstract from report summary page/129