An evaluation of the 1994 changes in legislation on driving whilst under the influence of alcohol

A report that takes account of the costs and consequences of the changes of the law.

The National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) was requested by the government to evaluate the 1994 legislative changes concerning various aspects of the offence of gross drunken driving. The evaluation was required to take account of the costs and consequences of the changes, to give special attention to whether traffic safety had been improved, to ascertain whether the courts' choice of sanction had been influenced by the changed legislation and whether the rate of relapse into drunken driving had changed.

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