Promising Strategies, Laws and Programs

Spurred by the proliferation of new research, legislation and programs, this publication is an update of Combating Hardcore Drunk Driving, a sourcebook produced in 1997 by The National Hardcore Drunk Driver Project. The Project is a program of The Century Council, a not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers.

The original sourcebook, which was reprinted twice, became a frequently cited reference and resource for safety advocates and state leaders. It was the first traffic safety community effort to provide a single, comprehensive resource to assist in reducing fatalities, injuries, and crashes caused by repeat offenders and drivers with high blood alcohol concentration levels of 0.15 and above. It included information on a broad range of policies, laws, sanctions, and treatment programs, and was culled from professionals in the fields of alcohol abuse and traffic safety and from surveys of U.S. territories, special jurisdictions, and every state.

Building on that base, this 2003 edition includes a review of recent drunk driving research, as well as updated information from in-depth surveys of drunk driving strategies, legislation, and programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and the Navajo Nation. Guided by the recommendations of a panel of internationally-recognized professionals in the fields of law enforcement, corrections, traffic safety, and hardcore drunk driving research and treatment, the sourcebook is designed to be an up-to-date, comprehensive resource to assist legislators, highway safety officials, law enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, community activists, corrections personnel, and treatment professionals in developing programs to reduce hardcore drunk driving. This website can be used to find updated information and track relevant legislation in each state.
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The Century Council

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., The Century Council is chaired by The Honorable Susan Molinari, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. An independent Advisory Board of leaders in business, government, academia, medicine and other relevant disciplines assists the Council and its Board in pursuing is programs and policies.

The Century Council believes that collective action can have a greater impact than many individual efforts. Using its resources as a catalyst for action, the Council involves the beverage alcohol industry - producers, wholesalers and retailers - with law enforcement, public officials, educators, insurers, health care professionals and private citizen organizations in implementing programs throughout the United States.