Randy Elder, a scientific director for systematic reviews for the Community Guide Branch and he joined CDC's Injury Center in 1999 to conduct research in the areas of alcohol-impaired driving and alcohol epidemiology, wrote his article, What Works: Strategies to Reduce or Prevent Drunk Driving, to help spread awareness about drinking and driving. When you think about college, what comes to mind is; education, degrees, masters, and possibly, parties. Parties can be a huge thing in college, and most likely college students will be drinking. To help prevent a student from drinking and driving Elder listed many possible ways to help. One possible way is to have an Ignition interlock installed into cars. Elder stated, "Ignition interlocks installed in cars measure alcohol on the driver’s breath. Interlocks keep the car from starting if the driver has a BAC above a certain level, usually 0.02%." This invention can definitely help prevent deaths caused by drunk drivers from happening.
Citation
Developing the Guide to Community Preventive Services - Overview and Rationale.
[PDF - 191 kB] Benedict I. Truman, C. Kay Smith-Akin, Alan R. Hinman et al. Am J Prev Med. 2000; 18 (1S) :18-26.
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