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Full Reports from 2007 NHTSA Roadside Survey are Available
The data collected during the 2007 National Roadside Survey provides new insight into the extent and patterns of drug use, and the combination of drug and alcohol use among our Nation’s drivers. The survey was conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). (See "What's New" article, July 27, 2009, on "New NHTSA Roadside Survey Shows the Scope of Drugged Driving")
Detailed information from the survey on the use of drugs by drivers and the combined use of drugs and alcohol has been provided in a DOT report entitled, "2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use: Drug Prevalence Rates."
The significance of this report is that it presents for the first time an estimate of the prevalence of drug-involved driving. It is based on the results of analyses of oral fluid, blood, and breath specimens collected during a 2007 roadside survey of both alcohol- and drug-involved driving.
NHTSA has provided two other reports based on the roadside survey: one addresses the estimates of alcohol-involved driving and the other describes the methodology used in during the survey.
All three report are available on the NHTSA Web site (see links below). Also, a Traffic Safety Note which is a five page summary of the reports is accessible by clicking above on the link to the PDF file.
For more information, please contact:
Bill O'Leary, NHTSA
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