The Passpoint System—Passive Sensors at Minicheckpoints: Bringing Australia's Random Breath Test System to the United States

摘要

This paper describes a modified sobriety checkpoint program that uses passive sensors and can be implemented by small to moderate-sized communities to deter impaired driving at a level of effectiveness similar to the high level achieved by several Australian states in their random breath test (RBT) programs. The system envisages three to five traffic patrol officers coining together for a 1- to 2-h period to conduct minicheckpoints with passive sensors (Passpoints) as a regular feature of their patrol activity. The proposed procedures for establishing and conducting the program are described. It is suggested that the program offers an opportunity to institutionalize random screening of drivers in most U.S. communities.